Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib says Prime Minister Imran Khan gave some nine million overseas Pakistanis their voting rights.

In a meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf United Kingdom senior leadership, he said previous governments would love to receive remittances from overseas Pakistanis, but did not want to give them their voting rights.

During the meeting, PTI UK President Rana Abdul Sattar and Vice President Malik Imran Khalil discussed the issues being faced by expats and role of Pakistani mission abroad with the minister.

They also extended gratitude to Prime Minister Imran Khan and his team for providing voting rights to overseas Pakistanis.