“In recognition of our overseas Pakistanis who use banking channels to send money back home, my ministry has proposed to reward them for their contribution to the national exchequer. I will be backing this initiative with full force so in time we can kill the menace of hundi/havala.” Stated by Sayed Zulfi Bukhari , Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.
The ministry is devising a manual of Privileges for Overseas Pakistanis-2019, as per the office memo shared by Bukhari. “Accordingly all relevant stakeholders have been requested to furnish the input/proposed privileges to be extended by their organization/department,” the notification reads.
One of the privileges proposed for overseas Pakistanis can be the duty-free import of one hybrid car (up to 3000cc) to Foreign Exchange Remittance Card (FERC) holders, who remit $100,000, over a period of 2 years’.
“Religious tourism has great potential to attract a large number of religious tourists including Sikh and Buddhists to Pakistan which was neglected by the past governments”. Addressed by Bukhari in London while talking to United Kingdom Sikh community
