Government Initiative-Prime Minister rubbishes mindset doubting patriotism of dual national Pakistanis.

Prime Minister Imran Khan rubbishing the mindset doubting the patriotism of dual nationals, said Pakistan should better create conducive conditions for the expatriates to tap that valuable asset. "I can't understand why the people label the dual nationals as traitors. They just went abroad as we could not give them jobs. Now as they have qualified (in their fields) abroad, we don't have matching jobs for them here. They are an asset for us. We will just have to facilitate them," the prime minster said while addressing the launching ceremony of Roshan Pakistan Digital Account.

An initiative of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Roshan Digital Account offers innovative banking solution to millions of non-resident Pakistanis enabling them open bank account in Pakistani banks remotely by digital and online process. The facility will assist the expatriates pay utility bills, send remittances, and invest their amount in various existing and upcoming schemes. Imran Khan said the overseas Pakistanis are the best minds, professionally competent and successful businessmen but calling them as ineligible for any public office was unjustified.

Even, he said, the people immediately moved to court to challenge their appointments. He quoted the example of Dubai where the hospitals, airlines and even police services were led by foreigners. But realizing their potential and competence, Shaukat Khanum engaged the expatriates who run the specialized health facility successfully. He viewed that the expatriates were even more patriot than those in Pakistan because while facing the Islamophobia and other issues abroad, they realized the real worth of freedom back at their homeland. Prime Minister Imran Khan also congratulated SBP and Finance Ministry for launching the initiative and said the success of Indian and Chinese economies started with the investments by their expatriate communities.

It is said that the digital bank account facility was the first major initiative to open up opportunities for the expatriates to invest their capital in ML-1, Diamer Bhasha, housing projects and above all the newly planned cities of Ravi Front Urban Development Project in Lahore and Bundal Island in Sindh. While recounting the issues inherited through the government, Imran Khan said half of the collected revenue went to pay off the debt which necessitated the wealth creation to...

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