Special incentives for expats to send money soon.

Islamabad -- Prime Minister Imran Khan, via Twitter on Friday, announced that the government will announce a 'special package of incentives' for overseas Pakistanis to encourage them to send remittances through banking channels.

PM Khan said that by 'removing hindrances and procedural issues', the government will be able to increase the inflow of remittances from $20bn to 'at least $30bn and perhaps even $40bn'.

'The Philippines did this successfully,' he added.

PM Khan also vowed to remove problems faced by overseas Pakistanis during the immigration process when they come to Pakistan.

He added that Pakistani missions abroad had also been ordered by the government to 'look after and deal effectively with the...