From Tokyo to Riyadh an outpouring of love for Kashmiris

PM Imran Khan ordered government to facilitate their return

The government is offering 6.25% profit for a three-year PBC

The lowest margin of victory of 61 votes was recorded in PK-53 Mardan

Overseas Pakistanis voted in the by-election on Sunday

The ECP’s i-voting system is ready

Cartoonist Sabir Nazar’s take on PM asking for donations to build dams.

Registration to vote in the by-polls is underway, said the NADRA chairperson

Federal Finance Minister Asad Umer has come up with a way to benefit both overseas Pakistanis and the government. Read more here.

The finance minister believes this instrument will help overseas Pakistanis make decent profit while helping Pakistan’s economy.

The Election Commission of Pakistan secretary, Babar Yaqoob, has said that overseas Pakistanis will be allowed to vote in the by-elections. The Supreme Court gave the ECP the green light on Friday to go ahead with this pilot project. Yaqoob told SAMAA TV that the Supreme Court has ordered that if there are any doubts…

Khara Sach host Mubasher Lucman has said that NADRA’s e-voting software for overseas Pakistanis is a flawed software. “On the orders of the Supreme Court, NADRA developed an e-voting software with intentional loopholes to deceive juries and to deprive overseas Pakistani from casting votes their to maintain the status quo,” he alleged. “In 2013, NADRA developed a…

ISLAMABAD: Britain has eulogized the successes of Pakistan army in war against terrorism. The appreciation came from Commander British Field Army Lieutenant General Patrick Nicholas Sanders, while speaking at an event held at Royal Military Academy, as part of 70th independence anniversary celebrations of Pakistan. The British General said Pakistan has made breathtaking gains against…

KARACHI: The Overseas Pakistani workers have remitted US$ 14,057.67 million in first nine months-July to March, of the fiscal year 2017-FY17, compared with US$ 14,387.79 million received during the same period in the preceding year. A statement issued here on Monday by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that during March 2017, the inflow…

LONDON: A reception was hosted by Pakistan High Commission in the honour of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an official visit to UK.   The COAS interacted with UK based Pakistani community, according to a news release of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), issued on Tuesday. The…

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said overseas Pakistanis are keen to take advantage of investment opportunities in the country and government will facilitate them in all possible ways. He was chairing a meeting of Capital Administration & Development Division and Capital Development Authority in Islamabad on Sunday on new sectors development, including the proposed…

ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) prepared software to facilitate overseas Pakistanis to vote in the next general elections. According to Nadra spokesman, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be briefed in this regard on March 31. Chairman Nadra will conduct the briefing. The Nadra spokesman said overseas Pakistanis will be able to vote…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development Pir Syed Sadaruddin Rashidi on Wednesday informed the Senate that Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) was implementing eight projects in the field of housing and education for the welfare of expatriates. During question hour, the minister said an amount of Rs 760.975 million was allocated for the…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to submit reply over charging of extra fee on National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistan (NICOP). The court asked the NADRA to explain its policy regarding issuance and cancellation of overseas Pakistanis cards and fixation of fee. A three-member bench of…

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has prepared a special plan for providing educational facilities to overseas Pakistanis, particularly those living in Middle East. The plan includes providing online study material and arranging examination facilities in their respective countries, said a news release on Saturday. The University has accordingly announced its admission-schedule for overseas Pakistanis…

ISLAMABAD: Around 266,412 Pakistanis were deported from different countries during last three years (2014 to 2016), a data of Ministry of Interior said. The number of countries from where Pakistanis were deported was 133. Majority of them were deported from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran. A country-wise break-up indicating their deportation on…