{"id":69384,"date":"2020-08-18T18:04:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=69384"},"modified":"2020-08-18T18:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T13:04:57","slug":"govt-launch-roshan-digital-accounts-overseas-pakistanis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-launch-roshan-digital-accounts-overseas-pakistanis.html","title":{"rendered":"Govt to launch Roshan Digital Accounts for overseas Pakistanis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari recently announced the federal government\u2019s plan to launch an initiative called \u2018Roshan Digital Accounts\u2019 to provide banking access to expat Pakistanis \u2013 according to a news report published on August 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/overseas-pakistanis-separate-account-category-investment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overseas Pakistanis to get separate account category for investment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SAPM stated that these accounts would allow overseas Pakistanis to make direct payments and investments in the country. He further called the initiative a great investment opportunity for the expat community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the details available, the authorities have already chalked out the details of the plan, and deliberations are ongoing with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and other banks. Additionally, the facility will allow users to benefit from fixed deposit products offered by the banks, and it can also be used for buying property \u2014 both residential and commercial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-mulling-incentives-overseas-pakistanis-sapm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Govt mulling incentives for overseas Pakistanis: SAPM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reportedly, the accounts can be established in either Pakistani rupee or foreign currency (at the discretion of the non-resident Pakistanis), and people will also be allowed to draw funds from them as and when they please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari recently announced the federal government\u2019s plan to launch an initiative called \u2018Roshan Digital Accounts\u2019 to provide banking access to expat Pakistanis \u2013 according to a news report published on August 16. Read: Overseas Pakistanis to get separate account category for investment The SAPM stated that these accounts would allow overseas Pakistanis to make direct payments and investments in the country. He further called the initiative a great investment opportunity for the expat community. According to the details available, the authorities have already chalked out the details of the plan, and deliberations are ongoing with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and other banks. Additionally, the facility will allow users to benefit from fixed deposit products offered by the banks, and it can also be used for buying property \u2014 both residential and commercial. Read: Govt mulling incentives for overseas Pakistanis: SAPM Reportedly, the accounts can be established in either Pakistani rupee or foreign currency (at the discretion of the non-resident Pakistanis), and people will also be allowed to draw funds from them as and when they please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":67611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[37201,1685,37200],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-69384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-developments","tag-govt-to-launch-roshan-digital-accounts-for-overseas-pakistanis","tag-overseas-pakistanis","tag-roshan-digital-accounts","cat-15016-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Govt to launch Roshan Digital Accounts for overseas Pakistanis - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari recently announced the federal government\u2019s plan to launch an initiative called \u2018Roshan Digital Accounts\u2019 to provide banking access to expat Pakistanis \u2013 according to a news report published on August 16.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-launch-roshan-digital-accounts-overseas-pakistanis.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt to launch Roshan Digital Accounts for overseas Pakistanis - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari recently announced the federal government\u2019s plan to launch an initiative called \u2018Roshan Digital Accounts\u2019 to provide banking access to expat Pakistanis \u2013 according to a news report published on August 16.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-launch-roshan-digital-accounts-overseas-pakistanis.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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