Tag: overseas Pakistani
-
Lahore: Teenage driver kills Saudi Arabia returned female medical student after hitting her car
After six of a family were killed in an accident in DHA Phase 7 at the hands of a teenaged driver, another incident has been reported where a medical student’s car got hit by a teenager. The driver was reportedly harassing the girl who had returned from Saudi Arabia. As a quarrel ensued after the…
-
PTA introduces 120-day tax-free mobile registration for overseas Pakistanis
You can now use sim in your mobile phone without paying full PTA tax fee for 120 days or four months. Users can apply through PTA website.
-
Vasay Chaudhry apologises for ‘overseas Pakistani’ joke on Mazaaq Raat
A clip from the Dunya News comedy show ‘Mazaaq Raat’ featuring model and actress Sarah Neelum went viral on social media. Neelum was seen mocking overseas Pakistanis for pretending to be well-established and wealthy in Pakistan, while they are actually washing toilets abroad. The clip received severe backlash from overseas Pakistanis. One user wrote: “This…
-
Khan video released asking if his ‘khitaab’ will be shown in the US
An exclusive video of former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has been released by 24News Channel, in which he can be heard asking if his virtual address be shown in the United States (US). The former PM was preparing for an address to overseas Pakistanis when he got curious about the broadcasting of his video.…
-
‘For the first time, govt making changes in law made during British rule’: PM Khan
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, while addressing an event regarding Criminal Law and Justice Reforms in Islamabad, said that massive amendments in law would help bring a revolution in the criminal justice system and simplify the procedure for the common man living in Pakistan. The prime minister said for the first time, the government was…
-
Here’s how Overseas Pakistanis can renew their Pakistani passport online
The Pakistan government has introduced a convenient way for overseas Pakistani to renew their passports online. The applicants whose passport has expired or going to expire within the next 12 months can send an application. Here are the requirements which you will need to register for a passport renewal. Scanned Documents. Photograph up to 5MB…
-
PM Khan wants similar ECP scrutiny on bank accounts and funding of PPP, PMLN
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) scrutiny of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) funding, money which he said came through donations from overseas Pakistanis. Taking to Twitter, the premier wrote, “I welcome ECP’s scrutiny of PTI’s funding through donations from Overseas Pakistanis. The more our accounts are scrutinised the…
-
Fawad shares numbers of Pakistanis working abroad
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has shared a list of numbers of Pakistanis working abroad on his official Twitter account. In a tweet, Fawad said, “Despite Covid-19, 1.1 million Pakistanis have got jobs abroad in three years. In the next two years, the government hopes that two million people will go abroad.”…
-
Expats protest, demand Pfizer vaccines ‘only’
Several overseas Pakistanis protested outside the Mass Vaccination Centre at F-9 Park in Islamabad, on Monday. The expats demanded that they should only be administered the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer, reports The Express Tribune. The staff present at the vaccination centre stated that they could only administer the vaccine provided by the government which was…
-
‘PM stands with the working class, not the elite’: Fawad Chaudhry
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry defended the prime minister’s remarks about envoys. “PM stands with the working class and not the elite.” PM Khan chastised Pakistani envoys recently over their missions’ indifferent behaviour towards the expat community. “If we can’t raise our voices for overseas Pakistanis, we don’t have any right to…