The Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Controller General of Accounts and the Accountant General Pakistan Revenues, has undertaken a series of initiatives aimed at improving the pension disbursement system for overseas Pakistani retirees. According to a document available with Wealth Pakistan, the government is addressing longstanding issues related to pension disbursements, data integration […]
Pakistanis
Pakistanis find familiarity between stars and Zohran Mamdani
After grabbing a historic victory in the New York election race, Zohran Mamdani is gaining popularity among Pakistanis, as social media users believe the new administrator of America’s biggest city resembles with Pakistani actors. Amid social media humming over Mamdani’s lookalikes, Junaid Khan expressed a wish to be treated as privileged in the city, while […]
Pakistanis set to face Internet disruption as repair on submarine cable begins
The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced that internet services across the country will face degradation for up to 18 hours due to international maintenance work on a submarine cable beginning on Tuesday. According to a PTCL spokesperson, the maintenance will begin at 11 am Pakistan Standard Time and involves the repair of a […]
Pakistanis among world’s lowest taxpayers, says Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistanis pay some of the lowest taxes in the world. He stressed that a strong economy depends on tax collection, exports, and foreign investment. Speaking at a ceremony in Karachi, he explained that Pakistan was on the brink of financial collapse two years ago. He claimed the […]
Digital drive: 1 Million Pakistanis read their own meters
In a major step toward improving transparency and accuracy in electricity billing, more than one million Pakistanis have adopted the self meter reading initiative, “Apna Meter Apni Reading.” Launched through the Power Smart app, this program empowers consumers to submit their own meter readings directly to utility companies, reducing billing errors and disputes. The initiative, […]
Govt to set up special courts for overseas Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP& HRD) Sajid Hussain Turi on Tuesday said that a summary for establishing special courts for redressing grievances of Overseas Pakistanis (OPs) would be approved within a month. He was speaking at 19th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human […]
Pakistanis, Kashmiris are firmly with state institutions
MIRPUR (AJK): Eminent traders and businessmen from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday expressed their displeasure over statements made by certain quarters criticizing the armed forces of Pakistan. “Hearts of the entire Pakistani nation including people of Kashmir beat in unison with the valiant armed forces of Pakistan – since our armed forces are […]
Marking Eid-ul-Fitr, Ambassador Munir Akram greets UN community, Pakistanis
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has extended his “warmest” greetings to the members of the UN community as well as Pakistani-Americans on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr”, with a call for supporting the people suffering under foreign occupation like those in Kashmir and Palestine. In a message released by the […]
FO lauds Kuwait for resumption of family, business visas for Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday lauded the cooperation of Kuwait in resumption of visas for Pakistani families and businessmen after a decade-long suspension. “We greatly appreciate Kuwaiti cooperation in this regard,” Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in response to media queries. He said that the relevant Pakistani and Kuwaiti authorities were also working together […]
Pakistanis among three ‘uncharged’ prisoners to say ‘goodbye’ to Guantanamo
WASHINGTON – Three of the 40 prisoners still at the Guantanamo Bay military prison have been approved for release, a lawyer for one said on Tuesday, the first such approvals under the administration of US President Joe Biden. The three included Pakistani Saifullah Paracha, who at 73 is the oldest of those still held, nearly […]