Tag: Overseas Pakistanis
Govt preparing consular assistance policy for detained, imprisoned overseas Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: The government has acknowledged that there is no formal policy regarding consular assistance available for detained and imprisoned overseas Pakistanis including those in...
Cabinet wants Shehbaz to resign as PAC chief on ‘moral grounds’
--Fawad Chaudhry says NA Opp leader trying to 'save' certain lawmakers from NAB probe
--Says govt to conduct external audit of inflated gas bills, form...
Hammad Azhar requested to lower tax on cellphones: Zulfi Bukhari
-Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, Syed Zulfikar Hussain Bukhari said he had asked Mr Azhar to at least allow two...
Overseas Pakistanis’ contribution for dams fund touches Rs1bn
ISLAMABAD: The overseas Pakistanis have so far contributed around Rs1 billion to Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams fund, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data revealed...
Top judge leaves for UK to raise funds for dams
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar will embark on a week-long private trip to Great Britain on Tuesday to raise funds for...
‘Naya Pakistan Calling Portal’ launched for hiring expats
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on Wednesday launched a web portal...
Overseas Pakistanis show least interest in dams project
Contributions for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams from the overseas Pakistanis have shown that they are least interested in the project, a report in...
Biometric verification to be set up for emigrants
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) is all set to launch a digital system for registration of intending emigrants through biometric...
‘OPC pursuing comprehensive policy to facilitate expats’
LAHORE: Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Punjab Vice Chairperson Waseem Akhtar on Tuesday said that on the special instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, OPC...
Govt working to encourage investment opportunities for overseas Pakistanis: Afridi
Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Monday said the government was taking measures to facilitate and encourage overseas Pakistanis to invest...
ECP says to include expat votes in final by-poll tally
Spokesperson says ECP shares details of expat votes with relevant returning officers
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to include the votes...
Pakistan Post needs to overcome annual losses through modernisation: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that Pakistan Post has to adopt innovation and modernisation in its services to gain...
Overseas ministry to be revamped to serve Pakistanis, investors: PM
JEDDAH: Prime Minster Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the overseas ministry would be revamped in such a way that it would genuinely serve...
631,909 overseas Pakistani voters registered for Oct by-polls, ECP claims
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday said that as many as 631,909 registered overseas Pakistani voters would be able to cast their...
PM Imran gives minister’s status to friend Zulfi Bukhari
--Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari appointed as special assistant on overseas Pakistanis
--NAB is probing Zulfi for owning off-shore companies in British Virgin Islands and owning assets...
Only 7,410 overseas Pakistanis register for i-voting for Oct by-polls
ISLAMABAD: Only 7,410 people out of 7.9 million Pakistanis living abroad registered themselves on the i-voting website launched by the Election Commission of Pakistan...
Only 6,319 overseas Pakistanis register for i-voting in upcoming by-election
The overseas Pakistanis have shown a lack of enthusiasm for i-voting in the upcoming by-election scheduled for October 14 as a mere 6,319 overseas...
