Govt decides to abolish NICOP condition

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to put an end to National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP), ARY News reported on Monday.

This decision was taken after the recommendation of Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari. Spokesperson of Ministry of Overseas Pakistani said the decision had been approved by the Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Now Overseas Pakistani can travel to Pakistan without requiring a visa.

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The decision in this regard was first taken in October during a meeting chaired by PM Khan after a briefing given to him by the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.

The PM announced that the government would soon unveil a special incentives package aimed at encouraging the overseas Pakistanis to transfer remittances through banking channels.

The PM directed the Ministry of Finance, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and NADRA to submit a workable plan for removing bottlenecks in the remittance transfer mechanism using e-solutions.