Welfare of expats govt’s top priority: FM

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday stated that under Prime Minister Imran Khan's vision of welfare of overseas Pakistanis, several positive initiatives have been introduced in respect of consular services. 

While chairing a meeting of Central Coordination Committee for Consular Services, the Minister said welfare of overseas Pakistanis is a priority of the Imran Khan.

The Minister said Pakistan's missions abroad have been providing multiple consular services to overseas Pakistanis, including machine readable passports, renewal of national identity cards, visa services, verification of nationality and issuance of emergency travel documents.

He said that under his directives, Pakistan's ambassadors have been regularly conducting E-katcheries for early redressal of the problems of overseas Pakistanis.

“Online verification of power of attorney has been started to facilitate overseas Pakistanis,” he said, emphasizing close coordination among relevant departments for better delivery of consular services.