Ishaq Dar seeks digital shift to facilitate overseas Pakistanis

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has instructed officials to adopt digital technologies so that overseas Pakistanis can use government services without being physically present in the country. Mettis Link News, citing a press release from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, reported the directive after a meeting held on Tuesday. The session reviewed problems faced by the diaspora and the steps already taken to address them.

Dar stressed the need to widen digital solutions, with the aim of cutting the number of in-person visits and making official services easier for the diaspora to reach. He pointed to the large contribution that overseas Pakistanis make to the economy through remittances. Officials presented new measures at the meeting, which was attended by the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, the Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa.