ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on OverseasPakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) Zulifqar Abbas Bukhariwould hold a live session on Facebook for expatriates in a week in order toaddress their grievances faced by them in their respective countries.
The initiative also aims at taking the diaspora on board for policy anddecision making regarding the economic and social development of thecountry, said SAPM Zulifqar Bukhari here on Monday.
Talking to APP, he said the decision was taken to comply with the vision ofPrime Minister Imran Khan under which the expatriates could play animportant role for bringing economic development and social prosperity inthe country through their valuable asset.
Under the initiative, the SAPM said, he would have a direct videointeraction every week with expatriates in a country to know their issuesand highlight the potential areas of business in the country.
In the first live Facebook video message Saturday, being disseminatedthrough social media sites Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitters and electronicmedia, the SAPM urged the overseas Pakistanis living in Kingdom of SaudiArabia (KSA) to catch him on live session for redressal of their problemsand worthy suggestions for the betterment of the country. Zulifqar Bukharisaid, “I will interact with expatriates working in KSA today.” Underlingthe need of whopping Foreign Direct Investment Zulifqar Bukhari said thereal estate sector has a great space to entice Pakistani overseas for theirinvestment by building confidence and removing mistrust between the stateand them. The Ministry would do all out efforts to create sense ofownership among them, he added.
He also revealed that the OP&HRD was all set to launch a digital 24/7complainant cell ‘Call Sarzameen’ in its office to quickly address theforwarded complaints.
“All possible facilities and conducive environment would be provided to theforeign investors for the development and prosperity of the country,” headded.
Zulifqar Bukhari said every year Overseas Pakistanis were sending aroundUS$ 20 billion through proper channel, while over US$ 15 billion were beingsending through hundi in the country.
He said the department was taking various measures for increased use ofbanking channels by removing red tapes in sending remittances to boost theforeign reserves.
Commenting on dynamic leadership of the Prime Minister, he said that ImranKhan was the last hope of the people for the welfare and development of thecountry. – APP