Citizens from all over the world move from one country to another for employment, education and tourism. Some take up permanent residence there and some stay in another country for a short period of time. Often they also acquire citizenship of another country.
Despite being abroad, these citizens remain connected to their countries and for this purpose they require the services of an embassy.
Expatriates are not only ambassadors of their country but also earn valuable foreign exchange for their country which not only benefits the country but also improves the standard of living of their families.
For this reason, wherever the citizens of a country are present, that country tries to establish its embassy there, but for the convenience of its citizens, apart from the embassy, many consulates are also opened in the same country. . The purpose of these embassies or consulates is to facilitate diplomatic, political, commercial, cultural relations between the two countries, to provide services to their citizens residing in that country and to take initiatives for their welfare.
If you are a Pakistani citizen and living abroad, you can avail a number of services from the Pakistani Embassy that can help you a lot during your stay abroad and in your daily life.
Consular services
A large number of Pakistani citizens are living in Gulf and European countries. These citizens need an embassy for their documentation. Therefore consular services are provided wherever Pakistani embassy is located.
These embassies provide NADRA and Immigration services for passport renewal, identity card, NICOP renewal, issuance and renewal of POC cards in their consular section.
Similarly, attestation of power of attorney, issuance of FRC, attestation of pension forms, attestation of educational credentials obtained from the respective country, attestation of marriage certificate, attestation of birth certificate, attestation of police character certificate from the respective country. Services like verification of issued death certificate, verification of divorce certificate, verification of inheritance certificate, life certificate and verification of identity documents issued by Government of Pakistan are provided.
In the past, in-person attendance was necessary for all these services, but along with innovation in every sector, the service sector has also been innovated, with many functions being digitized and online. Therefore, citizens can now get these services online without going to the embassy.
If a Pakistani citizen's land or property is seized or he has any complaint against any institution in Pakistan, he can also file his complaint in Pakistan through the embassy. The embassy's responsibilities include not only ensuring registration but also ensuring redressal and implementation of the complaint of the overseas citizen.
Welfare services
A community welfare section has been established in every major Pakistani embassy where there is a large Pakistani population.
The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis appoints Community Welfare Attachés in these embassies. While their job is to find employment opportunities for Pakistanis in these countries, they work for the welfare of Pakistanis living in these countries.
The main responsibility of this section is to provide support to any Pakistani citizen who has any problem with his employer or company and try to resolve it by contacting the relevant institutions of the country. .
The Government of Pakistan periodically announces incentives for overseas Pakistanis in various fields. It is the responsibility of the embassy to inform its citizens about these privileges and ensure that all citizens can benefit equally from them.
In the recent past, tax rebates for overseas Pakistanis, remittance loyalty card, Roshan Digital Pakistan, establishment of service centers in various cities, etc., have been widely publicized by the embassies.
Similarly, if a Pakistani citizen is arrested on any charge, legal assistance is provided to him and diplomatic access is sought to resolve his case or his case is contested.
If a Pakistani is involved in a crime and does not have the money to pay the fine or dowry, the embassy also assists in this regard.
Not only this, but if a Pakistani citizen reaches the status of asylum seeker for any reason and wants to return to Pakistan, the welfare section of the embassy not only provides the ticket money but also helps with clearance from the relevant institutions in that country. Is.
Apart from this, if a Pakistani dies in any country, the welfare section of the embassy also makes arrangements to send his dead body to Pakistan. In this regard, PIA provides free repatriation of the deceased and OPF provides free ambulance service from the airport to the residence of the deceased.
Services in the field of education
Pakistani students wish to study abroad, so the embassies try to make it possible for Pakistani citizens to get scholarships in the universities of important countries of the world by contacting the relevant countries to make it possible to get scholarships at the government level. .
Apart from this, Pakistani embassies in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and many other countries of the world are also running their schools where the children of Pakistani community get education. The embassy also manages these schools. Apart from this, the responsibilities of the embassy include arranging admissions in Pakistan for the children of overseas Pakistanis in medical, engineering, pharmacy and other fields and keeping them informed about it.
Services in emergency situations
If the situation in any country becomes serious and it is not safe for the citizens to stay there due to the state of emergency, it is the responsibility of the embassy to move its citizens to safe places and bring them back to their homeland when necessary.
Apart from the evacuation of Pakistani citizens from various countries due to Corona in the recent past, the evacuation during the Ukraine-Russia war, civil war in Libya and Syria are examples of this.
Promotion of national harmony
The embassies to expose the citizens of our country and especially the children born abroad to the culture of Pakistan, to inculcate love for Pakistan in their hearts and to promote national harmony on important national days i.e. 23rd March, 14th August, Cultural programs are also organized on the occasion of September 6.
Along with this, in case of floods, earthquakes or any emergency in the country, when the government makes some kind of appeal to the overseas Pakistanis, not only the overseas Pakistanis are mobilized, but the funds collected as a result of these efforts are transferred to Pakistan. Repatriation arrangements are also part of the embassy's responsibilities.
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