Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to unveil a support package for overseas Pakistanis today, as confirmed by Syed Qamar Raza, Chairman of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF). This package aims to tackle major concerns expressed by the diaspora. It promises to incorporate various proposals put forward by expatriates during discussions. During the Overseas Pakistanis […]
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Overseas Pakistanis will be made a part of the political process: Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a statement on Friday said that overseas Pakistanis are an asset and the PTI government is making efforts to make them a part of the political process in Pakistan by giving them the right to vote. He said this while virtually addressing the elated Pakistani Americans including the members […]
Worker’s remittances surge by 29.4% in 11 months
ISLAMABAD: The remittances dispatched by the overseas Pakistani workers’ extended their unprecedented streak of above $2 billion for the 12th consecutive month in May as the remittances rose to US$ 26.7 billion during July-May 2020-21, higher by 29.4 percent over the same period last year. On a year-on-year basis, the workers’ remittances also jumped by […]
Govt abolishes NICOP requirement: Now overseas Pakistani can travel to country without visa
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to demolish the requirement of National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) for facilitating the Pakistani expatriates at maximum level. The spokesperson of Ministry of Overseas Pakistani (MOP) here on Tuesday said that overseas Pakistani will not required any such documents to travel to Pakistan without visa. The decision […]
PM Imran appoints Zulfi Bukhari as special assistant on overseas Pakistanis
Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed his close friend Zulfi Bukhari as his special assistant on overseas Pakistanis and human resource development. Being a special assistant, Zulfi will have the status of state minister. A notification in this regard has been issued by the cabinet division. “The prime minister has been pleased to appoint, with […]