PPP overseas delegation calls on Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of office bearers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) overseas Pakistanis, led by Syed Zahid Abbas and Ali Asghar Shahid, called on PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Zardari House,…
Overseas Pakistani gets back possession of land
LAHORE: A UK based Pakistani expatriate has received possession of his land back worth Rs 7 million, due to the intervention of Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Punjab. OPC Director General Syed Javed Iqbal…
PML-N organises party’s youth wing body in Gulf
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has organised party’s youth wing body in Gulf States. In this respect, an impressive ceremony was arranged in Dubai the other day which was attended by senior PML-N…
NA wants overseas Pakistanis’ plots in time
NA Committee on Overseas Pakistanis directs OPF to gear up development work at OPF Valley Zone –V, Islamabad National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has directed OPF…
Japan plans law to speed up overseas deployment of troops
Japan plans to draw up a law to speed the deployment of troops overseas for peacekeeping operations and to support allies, reports said Sunday, in a move that could strain relations with…
Overseas remittances register commendable growth in economy: Babar
Managing Director Overseas Pakistani Foundation (OPF) Iftikhar Babar said that overseas worker’s remittances registered commendable growth during July-April, 2013-14, growing by 11.5 percent against 6.4 percent growth recorded in the corresponding period…
Overseas Pakistanis fly in to vote
A large number of overseas Pakistanis came back home to vote, including 500 Pakistanis from Lebanon who support the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI). These overseas Pakistanis, who had particularly come at a chartered…
‘PTI first political party to raise voice for overseas Pakistanis’ vote’
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Islam has reminded that it was the first political party of country that had raised voice for the right of vote for overseas Pakistanis and contacted Supreme Court in this regard.…
President calls for political consensus on economic policies
President Asif Ali Zardari has called for political consensus on economic policies and their continuity to ensure sustainable development of the country. He was addressing members of the Overseas Investors’ Chamber of…
Overseas Pakistanis should be given right to vote: CJ
Hearing a case pertaining to voters’ lists, Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday remarked that non-resident Pakistanis should be given the right to vote, adding that they sent significant…
Overseas Pakistanis should have right to vote: Nawaz
PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said overseas Pakistanis should have the right to vote as they are an asset of the nation and are rendering invaluable services to the country while staying…
Plan to give voting rights to overseas Pakistanis dropped
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday said more than four million overseas Pakistani’s will not be allowed to exercise their right to vote from their country of residence in the…
Overseas Pakistanis will not vote in next elections
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday decided that more then 4 million overseas Pakistani’s will not exercise their right to vote from their country of residence. The reasons behind the decision…
Efforts to reserve seats for overseas Pakistanis hailed
PPP coordinator in UK Waheed Rasab has welcomed the government efforts to reserve seats for overseas Pakistanis in the parliament. He told Radio Pakistan that overseas Pakistanis are contributing a lot to…
Govt to announce policy for overseas Pakistanis soon: Farooq Sattar
The government will soon announce a policy for overseas Pakistanis, under which seats will be reserved for them in the Senate and the National Assembly. This was announced by Minister for Overseas…
Wall Street up as Greek pro-bailout parties gain support
Wall Street advanced on Tuesday, with equities again taking their cue from overseas markets as Greek election polls pointed to support for pro-bailout parties, overshadowing a weak read on U.S. consumer confidence.…
Nope, no overseas investment either
With decrease of 46.6 percent and continuous downward trend of Foreign Direct Investment, the Pakistani economy would have seen further pressure if local business houses had not shown interest in acquiring the…
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