No deductions on remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis: Murad Saeed
Last updated on: 03 June,2019 05:13 pm
He said the step is to provide maximum facilities to overseas Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Communication and Postal Services Murad Saeed on Monday said that there wouldn’t be any deductions on the remittances sent by the overseas Pakistanis.
Talking to media in Islamabad on Monday, he said that Pakistan Post launched free remittance service for overseas Pakistanis, adding that under this service, people will be able to send remittances free of charge.
The minister said Pakistan Post has 12,000 post offices in the country and this number will be increased to 27,000.
Murad Saeed said this step is in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide maximum facilities to overseas Pakistanis, adding that other services introduced by the department are same day delivery and export parcel which are receiving a good response from the people.
He said: “Postal service is also playing important role to dispatch parcels to overseas. He said services offered by Pakistan Post are being publicized abroad through Pakistani missions.”
“Small business segment in the country is being given incentives for using services of Pakistan Post,” he added.