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NADRA refutes viral picture claiming overseas Pakistanis allowed to vote
Misleading image was being circulated on social media earlier this week
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Right to vote: LHC seeks more arguments on petition
Local citizen filed a petition to extend voting access for Pakistanis living abroad
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Remittances fall 6.9% to $1.65b in April
Saudi Arabia continues to lead with workers sending home $399.56m
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Protecting expat investments
Legal frameworks should be revisited so as to encourage investors by establishing regulatory laws
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Pakistan to launch dollar-based savings certificates for overseas residents
Offer will help stabilise dwindling foreign currency reserves with expected investment of up to $1b
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SC arranges presentation for parliamentarians on votes for overseas Pakistanis
Top court enlisted names of officials that must be present during the presentation
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Preliminary software developed to extend voting facility to overseas Pakistanis: SC told
NADRA team briefs the CJP, judges on the way forward to empower overseas Pakistanis
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Workers repatriated from KSA will get dues: minister
Saddaruddin Rashdi says Saudi minister assured him companies will clear backpay of labourers
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Overseas Pakistanis’ suffrage: SC orders NADRA to develop voting software in 10-weeks
Suggest holding mock polls in April; =also orders registrar office to provide file of the Memogate case
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Govt assures OPC delegation of facilitating expatriates
PM's adviser on Finance, Revenue and Economic affairs notified about tax schemes for overseas Pakistanis
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CJP questions why overseas Pakistanis are discriminated
Asks why overseas Pakistanis have not yet been given voting rights
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PTI moves SC for granting right of franchise to overseas Pakistanis
Three-member bench, headed by CJP, to take up matter today
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SC allows petitions on voting rights for overseas Pakistanis
Three-member bench headed by CJP will commence hearing on sixteen petitions on January 10
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Expats suffer long delays over verification, certification
Wafaqi Mohtasib directs depts concerned to set up automated system for application tracking
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Remittances decline 2.57% to $1.57b in November
Inflows from Saudi Arabia and UAE continuously declining
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OPC eyes more investment by expats in Pakistan
MoU signed to create awareness among overseas Pakistanis
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Dubai-based ailing Pakistani, family seek help to fly back home
The 48-year-old amputee is desperate to clear hospital dues worth Rs438,000; buy air tickets to return to Karachi
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‘Relatives of expats are grabbing their land’
OPC commissioner says about 60% of total complaints received are related to occupation
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OPC helps expatriate vacating house
OPC provided relief to thousands of expatriate Pakistanis by resolving their complaints, said commissioner
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Housing Schemes: OPC takes up complaints of expats
Commissioner Afzaal Bhatti presided over a meeting to review the status of development work
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Overseas Pakistanis buying property in droves, but there’s a preference change
ABAD chairman says investments in high-rise buildings and apartments have increased phenomenally
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Remittances from EU, UK show strong growth
Eidul Azha cited as major factor behind 27% month-on-month jump in remittances
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Pakistanis outside Pakistan: What August 14 means to them
Many overseas Pakistanis have many compatriots to celebrate the day with, for others it's just a regular day
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AIOU Matric, FA, BA exams from July 16 for overseas Pakistanis
Exam centres have been set-up in all these countries, read a statement released by the varsity on Thursday
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Country's progress: Army chief hails role of overseas Pakistanis
Pakistan mission in UK hosts reception for Gen Qamar Bajwa
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Sector for overseas Pakistanis: CDA given 15-day deadline to complete survey
Dar says development options to be prioritised once technical assessments are complete
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OPF to launch project for returnees
OPF is set to launch a project for reintegration of returnee workers in Pakistan and assist them in finding jobs
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Role of expatriates: OPS-FCCI ties to help boost FDI
OPS chairman says overseas Pakistanis are making serious efforts for the solidarity, development and prosperity
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CJP takes notice of alleged exorbitant NADRA fee
An overseas Pakistani had complained that the fee charged is exorbitant and an undue financial burden
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How Pakistanis can acquire a Turkish passport
If so, you need to have at least $1 million to spare and be willing to give up your Pakistani passport
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Seven Pakistani sailors feared dead in Yemen airstrike
‘Jouya 8’, an Iran-flagged general cargo ship, was reportedly targeted off the Hodeidah coast
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Overseas Pakistanis file 80,000 complaints
Federal Ombudsman Office received most grievances related to PIA, passports
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Tuition fee concession for overseas Pakistanis increased twofold
The board also decides to establish commission in AJK to protect rights of Kashmiri expatriates
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Pakistanis in Denmark: Ministry to send PM summary on Danish dual nationality plea
Over 20,000 people of Pakistani origin to benefit from the move
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Passports to be renewed online
UAE-based Pakistanis can avail this 24-hour service as of now
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Overseas Pakistanis can now apply for passport renewal online
Once processed the passports will be delivered to the location provided by the applicant
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Pakistanis losing out in hunt for jobs abroad
Saudi Arabia and UAE provide 90% of job opportunities to Pakistan’s total overseas workforce
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Sartaj Aziz praises Pakistani diaspora
Aziz arrived in Muscat on Saturday on a two-day bilateral visit to Oman
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Stateless Pakistanis: MRPs mandatory after 30th, Senate panel told
Expatriates without machine readable passport will not be allowed to travel
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Skype hearings: Expats can register complaints online
Federal Ombudsman has decided to hear complaints of the expatriate community through Skype on a fortnightly basis
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Unpaid Pakistanis soldier on in desert kingdom
Some 8,520 workers face exploitation at the hands of their employers
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50 more overseas Pakistanis get house possession
Complainants had booked houses some 10 years ago and cleared payment but were made to wait for transfer of possession
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National savings: Scheme for overseas Pakistanis on the cards
Move aims to mobilise part of earnings of overseas Pakistanis on attractive terms
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Police stations to be set up for overseas Pakistanis, says CM
Shahbaz Sharif reviews performance of Overseas Pakistanis Commission, Punjab
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Overseas Pakistanis: Focal persons appointed
The meeting decided that the OPC would provide access to both boards to its web portal
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Overseas Pakistanis send $16 billion in remittances, up 5.25%
According to SBP data, remittances amounted to $1.6b in April alone, 3.1 per cent less than the preceding month
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For overseas Pakistanis: Objection on petitions seeking right to vote overturned
Counsel says client practically unrepresented
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Seeking jobs abroad
Around a million Pakistanis are said to have left the country for better work opportunities in 2015 alone
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Dispute resolved: Overseas Pakistan handed over keys
A spokesman told newsmen that police had mediated in 20 cases involving overseas Pakistanis
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Development: Overseas Pakistanis urged to invest in Punjab
He said the OPC had so far arranged road shows in Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia