(Overseas Pakistanis our precious asset: PM)

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the overseas Pakistanis are our precious asset whose hearts beat in love with Pakistan.

In a tweet, he expressed happiness that on Tuesday the State Bank of Pakistan received 57 million dollars, the largest inflow in a day ever. The Prime Minister said our government stands firmly behind Roshan Digital Account Scheme. He said we have now crossed four point five billion dollars in total deposits.

Shehbaz Sharif thanked the overseas Pakistanis for reposing their trust in the motherland. He said the overseas Pakistanis always play a role in strengthening and improving the country’s economy through foreign exchange.

The Prime Minister pledged that the government will come out of the whirlpool of current financial difficulties and meet hopes and expectations of the overseas. He hoped that people living abroad will continue to help Pakistan in future with the same sincere spirit. Shehbaz Sharif said the incumbent government is taking various steps to facilitate Pakistanis abroad.