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		<title>Pakistan embassy in UAE starts meetings over voting mechanism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI: Pakistani embassy in Abu Dhabi has started a series of meetings to evolve a voting mechanism for the eligible voters from nearly 1.2 million Pakistanis living across the UAE, Jamil Ahmed Khan, Pakistan Ambassador to the UAE, said. The Election Commission of Pakistan on February 14 decided to grant voting rights to overseas Pakistanis. <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/249/pakistan-embassy-in-uae-starts-meetings-over-voting-mechanism/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of FERC to facilitate overseas Pakistanis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: A special package of Foreign Exchange Remittance Card (FERC) has been introduced by Ministry of Finance to encourage the overseas Pakistanis (OPs) to remit their earning through legitimate channels. Senior officials of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis in a briefing informed the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis the scheme introduced to facilitate those overseas <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/247/launch-of-ferc-to-facilitate-overseas-pakistanis/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ISLAMABAD: overseas Pakistanis get right to vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[* All Pakistanis who possess National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis will be registered in electoral rolls The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has allowed all overseas Pakistanis the right to vote in general elections, given they have their National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP). The decision was made at a meeting held in <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/244/islamabad-overseas-pakistanis-get-right-to-vote/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ISLAMABAD: FED increases on air travel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Duty decreases on domestic travel by Rs 40, Rs 100 on int’l travel By Sajid Chaudhry The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) here on Tuesday increased the Federal Excise Duty (FED) rates on air travel facilities used by domestic and international passengers by Rs 40 and Rs 100, respectively. This step has been taken according <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/242/islamabad-fed-increases-on-air-travel/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ISLAMABAD: Blue-eyed appointments galore in OPF</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ahmad Ahmadani-The Nation The Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Dr Muhammad Farooq Sattar is ostensibly hell bent to get blue-eyed appointed against all vacant posts in OPF on priority basis and has desired to initiate the recruitment process, it has reliably been learnt. Sources privy to the matter informed The Nation that government guru <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/240/islamabad-blue-eyed-appointments-galore-in-opf/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Remittances from overseas Pakistanis grow by 21.54pc to $7.44 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI: Overseas Pakistani workers have sent $7.44 billion in the first seven months of FY12 against $6.11 billion in the corresponding months last year, showing a growth of 21.54 percent, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday. The monthly average remittances received for July-January FY12 comes out to be $1.062 billion against $874 <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/238/remittances-from-overseas-pakistanis-grow-by-21-54pc-to-7-44-billion/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Meeting with Bushra Zulfiqar, the emerging Pakistani writer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She has charm and conviction. Our correspondent sat down with the 28 years old Bushra Zulfiqar, the extremely beautiful human development activist whose memoir A Daughter’s Heart has just been released.  Q: &#8211; A lot of media attention is coming your way since your book has been released. What is the most absurd thing you <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/235/a-meeting-with-bushra-zulfiqar-the-emerging-pakistani-writer/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Bank launches 2 remittance services for overseas Pakistanis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank starts ‘NBP Foree Cash’ and ‘NBP Foree Transfer’ KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), which has tied itself up with major players in the remittance business like Tahweel Al-Rajhi, Samba, Enjaz and Arab National Bank, has made the task of transferring funds back to Pakistan very simple by launching two top class remittance <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/233/national-bank-launches-2-remittance-services-for-overseas-pakistanis/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ABU DHABI: Pak ambassador listens to grievances</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pakistani Ambassador to the UAE Jamil Ahmed Khan met with community members at the consular section in the embassy here recently to listen to their grievances, if any, regarding document transactions. During his regular visit to the section, he interacted with people visiting the embassy to renew their passports and national identity cards. “We are <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/230/abu-dhabi-pak-ambassador-listens-to-grievances/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>LAHORE: Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis reverses decision to close OPF School</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has reversed its decision to close down the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) school, officials said on Thursday. The decision was taken in a meeting held at the OPF Girls College School Section, which was attended by Federal Secretary Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis Nadeem Ashraf, Director Education Division OPF Head Office Islamabad, <a href='http://www.overseaspakistanis.net/228/lahore-ministry-of-overseas-pakistanis-reverses-decision-to-close-opf-school/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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