ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistan has proposed a major rewardfor Overseas Pakistanis in recognition of their services for the countryand for their enduring convenience abroad.
The ministry is currently in the process of developing a list of majorconcessions and privileges to be given to Overseas Pakistanis for which allstakeholders and various departments have been requested to offer theirconcessional proposals.
It is for this reason; the Commerce Division has been requested to givetheir opinion on allowing Overseas Pakistanis, who remit one hundredthousand dollars to Pakistan in two years’ time, to bring one hybridvehicle up to 3000cc without any duty. The Commerce Division has proposedsending the same to the Ministry of Industry and Production/ EngineeringDevelopment Board (EDB) to obtain their opinion.
The departments have been requested to submit their comments on theproposal as soon as possible so that the Ministry of Overseas Pakistaniscan prepare this list within a stipulated time as advised by the PrimeMinister’s office.
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis andHuman Resource Development (OPHRD) and Chairman National TourismCoordination Board (NTCB) Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari, announced his full supportfor the move, reiterating that the project would not only reward overseasPakistanis for contributing to the national treasury, but would alsocurtail Hundi and Hawala culture.
Prime Minister’s Advisor Zulfi Bukhari is currently on a three-day tour toDoha, Qatar where he is meeting with Qatar Officials to promote tourism andinvestment in Pakistan.
