Diaspora funds running Pakistan, says PM
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday said that Pakistan is running on remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis, and had they not been remitting, the country would have gone bankrupt.
The prime minister said that in the present day Pakistan, the traditional attitude of the Pak embassies could not go along, whereas the Indian embassies abroad were extremely pro-active in bringing foreign investment in their country, as opposed to our embassies.
The prime minister was virtually addressing Pakistani ambassadors stationed across the globe during which he called for according special treatment to the overseas Pakistanis and improve their behaviour towards overseas Pakistanis. He pointed out that 17 services were supposed to be provided by the embassies abroad and as per the citizen portal and feedback from overseas Pakistanis, inordinate delays, complications in routine services and non-adherence to time commitments w
• Calls overseas Pakistanis an asset, strength
• Vows to evaluate performance of missions
• Says Rs48bn released for tribal districts this fiscal
ISLAMABAD: Reacting strongly to the ‘indifferent’ attitude of the country’s envoys towards expatriates, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday rebuked diplomats for their failure to serve the Pakistani diaspora, warning that missions could not be run in this manner.
“I am shocked to receive complaints from overseas Pakistanis that our embassies are doing nothing to resolve their problems. Therefore this time I want to monitor and evaluate the performance of our embassies abroad,” the prime minister said while addressing ambassadors and high commissioners via video link.
“It has come to our notice that MTJ-Tariq Jamil is being accused of selling drawstrings (Nara) for Rs550 apiece. We would like to clarify that the news is fake. We do not manufacture drawstrings (Nara) and our stores and website have never placed any such article for sale. Please beware of spreading false news and help us report those who are involved in this malpractice,” it read.
The statement came after a user on Twitter circulated false information that the brand had been keeping high profit margins and falling prey to hypocrisy and capitalism while its owner was often heard mocking traders for doing the same.
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Maulana Tariq Jamil’s new fashion line and liberal critics
Maulana finds himself at the centre of a cultural and political battle for Pakistan’s soul between the right and left.
‘Awww,’ tweeted a liberal commentator in response to a news item that Maulana Tariq Jamil launched his flagship fashion line store in Karachi. “When you earn money by selling religion and build a business empire!” There was plenty of liberal scorn heaped on Maulana Tariq Jamil going about his business by, you know, starting a business. Why so much hate for a religious man who has consistently sought to heal the country’s sectarian divisions versus fuel them? That’s because Maulana Tariq Jamil finds himself at the centre of a cultural and political battle for Pakistan’s soul between the right and left.