{"id":14893,"date":"2025-07-26T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14893"},"modified":"2025-07-26T18:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:02:07","slug":"pm-to-continue-remittance-scheme-for-overseas-pakistanis-amid-record-inflows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14893","title":{"rendered":"PM to continue remittance scheme for overseas Pakistanis amid record inflows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to continue Pakistan\u2019s facilitation scheme aimed at encouraging overseas Pakistanis to send remittances through formal channels, the Prime Minister\u2019s Office said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official statement, the prime minister directed the Ministry of Finance to immediately release funds on a priority basis under the Workers\u2019 Remittances Incentive Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverseas Pakistanis are a vital asset and strength of the country,\u201d said Prime Minister Shehbaz. \u201cThe hard-earned remittances sent by them play a significant role in Pakistan\u2019s development \u2014 a contribution valued by the entire nation, including myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u0648\u0632\u06cc\u0631\u0650 \u0627\u0639\u0638\u0645 \u0634\u06c1\u0628\u0627\u0632 \u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641 \u06a9\u0627 \u0628\u06cc\u0631\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0644\u06a9 \u0645\u0642\u06cc\u0645 \u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06cc \u062a\u0631\u0633\u06cc\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0632\u0631 \u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u06be\u06cc\u062c\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u06cc \u0633\u06c1\u0648\u0644\u062a \u0627\u0633\u06a9\u06cc\u0645 \u06a9\u0648 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0631\u06a9\u06be\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u0627 \u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644\u06c1@CMShehbaz pic.twitter.com\/fx3IBbwJXL<br \/>\n\u2014 PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) July 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The premier highlighted that in the fiscal year 2025, overseas Pakistanis sent a record-high $38.3 billion in remittances. He noted this was instrumental in securing a current account surplus \u2014 Pakistan\u2019s first in 14 years \u2014 and helped meet the import bill while boosting foreign exchange reserves.<\/p>\n<p>Shehbaz Sharif also emphasised that contributions come from all sectors of the diaspora \u2014 from labourers to business professionals \u2014 and underscored the need to remove barriers to remittance flows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEfforts are ongoing to make the remittance system more efficient, effective, and user-friendly for our hardworking overseas community,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The incentive scheme aims to channel more remittances through formal banking channels, a crucial factor for Pakistan\u2019s economic stability.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to continue Pakistan\u2019s facilitation scheme aimed at encouraging overseas Pakistanis to send remittances through formal channels, the Prime Minister\u2019s Office said Saturday. According to the official statement, the prime minister directed the Ministry of Finance to immediately release funds on a priority basis under the Workers\u2019 Remittances Incentive Scheme. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14893\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}