ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday directed ministries to speed up measures to assist Pakistani nationals abroad, recognizing their economic contributions and reviewing progress made since an overseas Pakistanis’ conference in April, the foreign office said.
The three-day convention brought together Pakistani citizens from dozens of countries to engage directly with senior government officials and policy makers.
The agenda included facilitating investment, resolving issues faced by expatriates, and improving consular and welfare services.
The government announced a single-window service to handle most of their problems and agreed to set up special police desks and expedited legal mechanisms to protect expatriates’ properties and speed up dispute resolution.
“Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 chaired a committee meeting today to review progress on the special package for Overseas Pakistanis, a follow-up to the Prime Minister’s directives issued after the April Overseas Pakistanis Conference,” the foreign office said in a statement. “While progress was noted, the DPM directed ministries to expedite remaining deliverables.”
