{"id":27135,"date":"2025-07-27T05:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T05:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/27135\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T05:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T05:24:15","slug":"pm-to-continue-remittance-scheme-for-overseas-pakistanis-amid-record-inflows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/27135\/","title":{"rendered":"PM to continue remittance scheme for overseas Pakistanis amid record inflows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                                    Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/p>\n<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.<\/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 dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ur\">\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<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@CMShehbaz<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fx3IBbwJXL\">pic.twitter.com\/fx3IBbwJXL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTVNewsOfficial\/status\/1949101410647179354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 26, 2025<\/a><\/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>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to continue Pakistan\u2019s facilitation scheme aimed at encouraging overseas Pakistanis to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[45,49,48,46,21588],"class_list":["post-27135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-economy","tag-pm-to-continue-remittance-scheme-for-overseas-pakistanis-amid-record-inflows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}