Roshan Digital Account banking facility for overseas Pakistanis approved

Roshan Digital Account banking facility for overseas Pakistanis approved during a meeting.

In a meeting in Islamabad on Thursday, the prime minister got briefing about the features of the digital account.

Roshan Digital Account banking facility for overseas Pakistanis

Later, the government approved digital bank account facility for the overseas Pakistanis. It would help them make payments, investments and avail all allied facilities while being abroad.

Introduced on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s instruction, the govt would formally launch Roshan Digital Account the first week of September.

The State Bank of Pakistan would introduce the digital accounts through eight major banks.

It would enable the expatriates to open their accounts while being at home.

The prime minister appreciated the State Bank governor and collaborating banks for introducing the digital account.

Furthermore, he said the expatriates were the precious national asset.

He said the facilitation of those taking part in the national development while living far away from their dear ones, was government’s priority.

KP govt- State Life Insurance Corporation

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday addressed the agreement signing ceremony here between the KP government and State Life Insurance Corporation.

He said the pro-people measures like extension of health insurance facility to entire population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, manifested that Pakistan was on the course to become an Islamic welfare state.

The prime minister said any country taking the responsibility of its people would be called a civilized state.

He congratulated the KP government for taking the remarkable initiative.

He he believed it would also compel other federating units to follow the suit consequent to the possible public pressure.

He said he would ask the Punjab and Balochistan governments too to provide health insurance cover to their entire population.

Tihe PM said it would ultimately put the opposition-led Sindh government under pressure to extend the facility to its people.

GTV