Recently in Sochi Rissia 4 Presidents met to discuss the regional issues and the way to build relationship. Russian Midvedev, Pakistan's Zardari, Afghanistan's Kazrzai, and Tajikistan's Emamali Rahmanov. The event is being hailed by the local observers as one of the most important event in 21st century but tragically the event is not even discussed in Pakistani media. Pakistani Media is busy in Mud slinging and settling the old scores.

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Recently in Sochi Rissia 4 Presidents met to discuss the regional issues and the way to build relationship. Russian Midvedev, Pakistan's Zardari, Afghanistan's Kazrzai, and Tajikistan's Emamali Rahmanov. The event is being hailed by the local observers as one of the most important event in 21st century but tragically the event is not even discussed in Pakistani media. Pakistani Media is busy in Mud slinging and settling the old scores.

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Mansoor Choudhry
ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Pakistanis Foundation is likely to squander all the trust funds it is investing in industrial projects, like Kaghan Bricks.

This was revealed in an audit report carried out by the Public Accounts Committee. The performance report also alleged OPF for delaying housing projects which added extra cost in the form of financial expenses.

According to sources, OPF acquired land for housing schemes in Zone 5 Islamabad in February 1994. Tenders were called in October 2001 for the prequalification of firms for development work at Zone 5 Islamabad.

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Agencies
LONDON: Muhammad Maqsood Sheikh, a British Pakistani, runs a chain of grocery shops in London but he will temporarily abandon his business this month to deliver aid to the survivors of Pakistan's worst floods in decades.

Like many in Britain's Pakistani community, he is angry with what he sees as the slow response of the government to the floods which have killed more than 1,600 people. "Most of the people I have seen are angry, very angry with the government," Sheikh, 55, said in a windowless office in the basement of one of his shops in south London.

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Pakistan International Airlines is the first airline to offer insurance cover to passengers for the entire length of their stay in another country.

In this regard, the PIA is offering optional ‘complete life insurance cover’ (CLIC) to its passengers travelling from overseas to Pakistan and passengers travelling on domestic routes, PIA Spokesman said here on Thursday.

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KARACHI: The overseas Pakistanis would be given priority if they would invest in Thar coal project, Sindh Senior Minister Pir Mazharul Haq said on Tuesday.

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I have small publishing company in US and I would like to hire writers in Pakistan. Does anyone knows what is the average salary of a writer in Pakistan?

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This brochure provides basic information for the benefit of passengers entering and departing Pakistan to understand their rights and obligations under the applicable Pakistan Customs rules.

Rawalpindi—The most efficient services of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) E-remittance has provided overseas Pakistanis much needed relief in connection with sending money to their dear ones, Khalid bin Shaheen, Group Chief Global Home Remittances said Wednesday.

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Pension - An Introduction

According to conservative estimates, there are around four (04) million Overseas Pakistanis all over the world. Majority of them, especially those working in the Middle East, belong to informal sector and do not enjoy any social security cover either in the country of employment or at home. The need for such a cover is greatly felt in old age or serious disability or at death of a wage earner and because of the following:

1. Uncertain period of stay abroad
2. Unstable level of income
3. Advancing age and declining health

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MEMBERSHIP OF OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS FOUNDATION
The Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) extends its facilities only to those overseas Pakistanis who are its registered members. All persons of Pakistani origin living abroad are eligible for membership of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
Presently two types of memberships are offered to the Overseas Pakistanis by OPF.

Compulsory Membership

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وزیر داخلہ رحمن ملک کی مداخلت سے خلیجی ممالک نے محدود مدت کے لئے پاکستانی تارکین وطن کو پرانے پاسپورٹ رکھنے کی اجازت دے دی ہے۔ وزیر داخلہ نے کل اعلیٰ سطح کا اجلاس طلب کر لیا ہے جس میں پرانے پاسپورٹ منسوخ کرنے کی حتمی تاریخ کا اعلان کیا جائے گا جس کے بعد صرف مشین ریڈ ایبل پاسپورٹ پر سفر ممکن ہو گا۔ علاوہ ازیں وزیر داخلہ نے بھارت سے مطالبہ کیا کہ اجمل قصاب کا بیان ریکارڈ کرنے والے مجسٹریٹ اور پولیس افسر کو پاکستان بھیجا جائے تاکہ وہ عدالت میں بیان ریکارڈ کراسکیں۔ انہوں نے اعلان کیا کہ دہشت گردی کے خاتمے اور پاک بھارت تعلقات میں بہتری کیلئے حالیہ وزرائے داخلہ مذاکرات میں طے شدہ روڈ میپ پر کوئی ا

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Mr Dr Farooq Sattar MQM Minister of overeas Pakistanis.
This is Request for action to you Sir,
Please look into CDA's files and help us in the apartment cases which CDA allotted us, took money in 2004. What help you can offer sir?

please respond to
abbashir@yahoo.com

The Overseas Pakistanis’ Consortium (OPC) has announced a Rs 500 million endowment fund for Pakistan to help the country achieve eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

According to the details issued by the OPC, the endowment fund was made to improve the living standards of people by promoting economic stimulus, poverty alleviation and mass collaboration in education and socio-economic development initiatives.

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Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Dr Farooq Sattar on Monday said that

his ministry was working on the formulation of the National Policy for Overseas Pakistanis.

The objective of the policy is to serve the overseas Pakistani brothers better and to streamline various incentives and services provided to them by the government, the minister, who is on an official visit to Germany, said while addressing a gathering of overseas Pakistanis in Stuttgart.

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