Dear friends
Asslam O Alaikum
Current prevailing situation in our beloved country is a matter of concern for all of us, political unrest, energy crises, declining foreign exchange reserves, out flow of investments and above all, alarming increase in violence are posing a real threat to economic and social stability in Pakistan.
Our problems are deep rooted and require a lot of struggle and hardship to overcome. Here I want to start some discussions about the problems our country is facing and how we can help to overcome these problems. I have noticed that many knowledgeable Pakistani friends do visit this site frequently. I would like to take this opportunity to invite them to take part in these discussions and oblige us. I myself am not highly educated and expert Pakistani but I am sure that a lot of visiting friends do have the ability and expertise to participate and share their views with other friends. I can reserve a separate domain for this purpose but let us start from here first.
First of all let us discuss about the role of overseas Pakistanis in the development of Pakistan, how we can help to bring progress and prosperity in Pakistan.
God bless you all.
Best Regards
Admin
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One of the main reason for pak backwardness is its corrupt bureaucrats and govt. so Ist remove it then nxt step will be appreciated.
Best Regard
M.uSmAn
@Usman Ali: I enjoyed your post because you know answer to every problem because like all the Pakistanis you are MR KNOW EVERYTHING. Young man every body is aware that people of Pakistan living in four Provinces do not agree regarding the share of Water Resources because of which donors are reluctant to finance. Our Sugar is expensive because under Capitalistic System a manufacturer has the right to sell his production at a price decided by him. Courts have the authority to Penalize the cartels but contrary to your feeling that now an angel is CHief Justice the judges are also from Pakistan and they are as corrupt as your Scapegoat (Politicians) or in my Opinion as Corrupt as average Pakistani. Since last so many Decades Your HERO BUGTI was getting commission for the usage of SUI GAS and always demanding more. After his death Marri Area Coal mines started working and 50,000 People got Jobs and factories started using local coal of more than 6500 K/C. But you think a great crime was committed by a Criminal and demanding death to him day and night. So I stick to my point that Pakistani nation is Corrupt and they always blame others. Corrupt would never have the honesty to accept the rtuth because they ARE CORRUPT.
@Haroon: No one says he knows every thing,but your post surely suggests that you think you know everything.It is just an opinion, every one has their own opinion and they have the right to express it.By your post it seems like you do not belong to Pakistan.You might be from some neighboring country. We accept the truth and our mistakes and we own Pakistan. We are the ones who will change it INSHA ALLAH.
Patriotism of Pakistanis could be tested any where in the world by asking them to help their country in rainy days but what about super class of people (richest fuedals, industrialists, drug lords and above all the politicians who successfully run the highly profitable business of politics in the Pakistan. An estimated rate of profit in Pakistani politics is 1000 to million per cent, details can be calculated by politicians increasing wealth. Majority of Pakistanis living abroad are labor class and highly skilled professional. No body give them money for nothing. They have to work hard for it. Some of them are businessmen who also work very hard to earn their fortune. There is no favor or nepotism in open markets of the world. After all these hard work they should give money to the country because few people of super class have taken country wealth abroad. I have lived and worked in Middle East and visited Europe and now living in USA for last 10 years, I found average Pakistan more patriotic that upper class of the country. We are ready to come forward again and will help/ invest in the country but this upper class should be stopped to taking national wealth abroad and participate accordingly in saving and investing in the country. At present two richest group of politician in power, they should provide the biggest share instead of going for begging to the rich nations. The richest nations are not rich by begging but by hard work. The upper class should go and observe how hard Chinese are working, come to USA and observe how people work and live here.The government of Pakistan should imediatly issue foreign currency investment bond offering good rate of return still better than IMF and world Bank, We Pakistanis abroad will buy with our savings and is a great help. The bonds should be guaranteed by international authorities acceptable to investors world wide. Pray for the country where majority population is helpless in front of few exploiters of supper class of rich politicians and defense forces have no choice but to defend them in the system. All the best. KHWAJA AFTAB ALI, Advocate & I.P. Attorney
Dear Overseas Pakistanis,
I am working oversea since long time. I am sending all my foreign exchange to my
bank account which convert in pakistan rupees. Please send also your money to
your bank account, so we can help our country. Please do not exchange or send money
via agents. They are trying to destroy our economy. Please send all foreign exchange
to state bank of pakistan.
Built stronger and stronger Pakistan.
Some Suggestions…
1. All overseas pakistani should keep on sending money to Pakistan.
2. People who study abroad should come back to Pakistan to use that knowledge for the betterment of our country.
3. all overseas Pakistani should invest their money in pakistan by buying properties, businesses thus creating jobs.
Hi every1.
kya koi bhai mujhe bata sakta hai ke UK VISIT VISA par total kina harcha aata hai, IN PAKISTANI RUPEES
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Javed Khan, the system has improved for the last three months. Now in cities payments are credited within 48 hours (excluding holidays) since introduction of Remittance Initiative Scheme. National Bank I know is the worst in Pakistan. If you can use HBL and UBL then it is better. The alternae I can suggest you is that you open a PLS account with banks life Standard Chartered, City bank etc in the country where you live and get an ATM Card. Give this ATM to your family in Pakistan they can withdraw from that account on your behalf and you keep depositing in the country of your residence.
ASA,
I live abroad and decided to send the money to Pakistan through legal means as I heard that the Dollar reserves are getting low in the country. I am very disapointed with the customer service. I sent the money twice through National Bank and it took months to get the first payment. Second payment is stuck for over a month. If folks in Pakistan can’t help and be productive how can overseas community help them?
There is a famous saying, God help those who help themselves.
Abbasi, it affirms my and many other seniors unshakable belief that ALLAH is too kind on Pakistan, not on Pakistanis. It is evident from the fact that you tried your best to see the “Khadam-e-aala” Punjab to suggest him some very good proposals. But ALLAH saved both Khadam-e-aala as well as the Pakistan from your proposals. What proposal a frustrated person who does not have any trust on authorities or justice system and who believe there in Pakistan is only cheating fraud and no good, his proposal would be alike his frustrated delliusons.