Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis

The Government fully realizes the importance of overseas Pakistanis and their contribution to the national economy. In order to have a focused approach for improving the welfare of overseas Pakistanis, a separate Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has been established in November, 2008 after bifurcation of former Ministry of Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis into two Ministries i.e. Ministry of Labour & Manpower and Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis .

This Ministry has actually been functioning since November, 2008. The new Ministry has been given specific goals/targets to improve the welfare of overseas Pakistanis.

The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis , Community Welfare Attaches (CWAs) and Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) are redoubling their efforts in improving the welfare of overseas Pakistanis.