Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif announced a special package for overseas Pakistanis in Islamabad today.

Under the package, special courts and hotlines will be established across the country for resolution of property issues of the overseas Pakistanis. 

The package includes establishment of overseas Pakistani commissions in all other provinces on the pattern of Punjab, dedicated immigration counters for overseas Pakistanis at all international airports of the country and dedicated national savings schemes by for overseas Pakistanis at attractive rates.

The package also provides reservation of ten percent quota for overseas Pakistanis in all public sector housing schemes, five percent reserved seats for their children in professional public sector institutions across Pakistan and need-based and merit scholarships for their children to pursue higher education in Pakistan and abroad.

Under the package, Halls of Fame will established at all Pakistani missions abroad to recognize top ten Pakistani remitters while camp offices will also be set up in overseas Pakistanis concentration areas in the country to make the online attestation of documents more effective.    

NADRA system will be linked with Union Councils for issuance of marriage, divorce, birth and death certificates to overseas Pakistanis while number of NADRA facilitation counters will also be increased in missions and embassies abroad.

Online biometric verification of overseas Pakistanis will also be made possible to facilitate them in getting their accounts pen, property sale purchase and other matters.

Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that overseas Pakistanis are valuable asset of the country and if they are provided professional skills, it will enhance their efficiency and contribution manifold.

He said the coalition government has made very possible efforts during the last fifteen months to facilitate the overseas Pakistanis.

Earlier, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi said more than One point two million people have been send abroad for employment opportunities.       

He said overseas Pakistanis are the valuable assets of the country who are sending their remittances to the country as the government tried hard to resolve their issues.

The Minister said the government is initiating establishment of Housing societies for the overseas Pakistanis.

Sajid Hussain Turi said the Mnistry has renewed the passports of overseas by working in double shifts, which were blocked for certain reasons.