Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to continue the Workers’ Remittances Incentive Scheme to facilitate the remittance of overseas Pakistanis to Pakistan.
In a statement, the Prime Minster said that the hard-earned remittances of overseas Pakistanis play an important role in the development of Pakistan.
The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Finance to immediately release funds for the Workers’ Remittances Incentive Scheme on a priority basis.
He said overseas Pakistanis are our strength and a valuable asset of Pakistan.
The Prime Minister said in the fiscal year 2025, the overseas Pakistanis played a key role in achieving the target of current account surplus for the first time in fourteen years, by sending a record high of 38.3 billion dollars in remittances, which not only helped pay the rising import bill, but also helped in increasing foreign exchange reserves.
Shehbaz Sharif said the overseas Pakistani workers and businessmen play an important role in the country’s development and progress by sending remittances to their homeland.
The Prime Minister said the government is working to remove obstacles in the way of remittances sent by hardworking Pakistanis living abroad and making the system better, more efficient and easier.
