LAHORE: The Punjab Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control department on Tuesday signed an agreement with the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to install 14 automated teller machines (ATMs) at the E&T field offices across the province.

Akram Ashraf Gondal, the department’s director general, told Dawn the NBP would install four ATMs in Lahore and 10 in eight regional offices to facilitate visitors. He said in the next phase the bank would install 16 more ATMs in the remaining district field offices. He said the bank would bear the expenses for setting up ATMs.

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2016

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