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font--playfair-display "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478062/new-economic-team-fine-tuning-amnesty-plan-cabinet-told" class="story__link">New economic team fine-tuning amnesty plan, cabinet told </a></h2>  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478062/new-economic-team-fine-tuning-amnesty-plan-cabinet-told"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/04/5cbfcb03a40a2.jpg" alt="New economic team fine-tuning amnesty plan, cabinet told"/></a></div> </figure>  <div class="story__excerpt font--georgia ">Firdous Ashiq Awan insists fresh amnesty scheme is better than the one launched by PML-N govt. </div> <span class="story__time uppercase size-two font--arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478121/asad-umar-responds-to-ppps-criticism-with-partys-own-record-on-economic-management" class="story__link">Asad Umar responds to PPP's criticism with party's own record on economic management </a></h2>  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478121/asad-umar-responds-to-ppps-criticism-with-partys-own-record-on-economic-management"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/04/5cc032acf3046.jpg" alt="Asad Umar responds to PPP's criticism with party's own record on economic management"/></a></div> </figure>  <div class="story__excerpt font--georgia ">Alleges that opposition's boisterous criticism is a result of "the noose tightening around stolen wealth". </div> <span class="story__time uppercase size-two font--arial 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478061/hafeez-moves-on-amnesty-scheme-as-imf-fatf-nod-awaited" class="story__link">Hafeez moves on amnesty scheme as IMF, FATF nod awaited </a></h2>  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478061/hafeez-moves-on-amnesty-scheme-as-imf-fatf-nod-awaited"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190425014412im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/04/5cbfd4a5905c4.jpg" alt="Hafeez moves on amnesty scheme as IMF, FATF nod awaited"/></a></div> </figure>  <div class="story__excerpt font--georgia ">The adviser is also expected to discuss the broad contours of the scheme with the visiting IMF team. </div> <span class="story__time uppercase size-two font--arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" 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