What is included in the PM’s welfare package for overseas Pakistanis?

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has unveiled a comprehensive welfare package for overseas Pakistanis, aimed at resolving longstanding legal challenges and offering a range of incentives, including education and employment job quotas, civil awards, and skill development opportunities.

The package includes the following incentives:

1. Special Courts for Overseas Pakistanis
   • A special court has been set up in Islamabad.
   • These courts will be expanded to all provinces to handle legal cases faster.
2. Online Legal Help
   • Overseas Pakistanis can now give evidence through a video link without coming to Pakistan.
   • A system for online recording and filing of legal documents is being developed.
3. Education Quotas for Children
   • 5% quota in all chartered universities.
   • 5% quota in Islamabad’s degree-awarding institutes.
   • 15% quota in medical colleges.
4. Skills Training
   • 5,000 skill development courses will be offered to the children of overseas Pakistanis.
5. Tax Benefits
   • Overseas Pakistanis will be counted as “filers” by FBR.
   • This will reduce taxes on banking and business transactions.
6. Age Relaxation for Government Jobs
   • 5-year age relaxation for male applicants.
   • 7-year relaxation for female applicants.
7. Green Channel at Airports
   • The Green Channel is being revived to make airport procedures easier.
8. Civil Awards for Top Contributors
   • Every year on August 14, overseas Pakistanis who send high remittances will receive awards.
   • Nominations will be made by embassies and the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation.
9. Support for Investments
   • The PM said he will personally ensure overseas investments are protected.
   • A committee led by Deputy PM Ishaq Dar has been formed to follow up on overseas issues.
10. Digital Services Abroad

• Punjab’s online property registration system will be tested at the Pakistani High Commission in London.
• It will be introduced in other missions later.

1. Annual Overseas Convention

• A big overseas convention will now be held every year in April.