ISLAMABAD: National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) and Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together and enhance cooperation to facilitate overseas Pakistanis.
The NHMP, represented by Deputy Inspector General, Mazhar-ul-Haq Kakakhel, and the OPF, represented by Managing Director Dr. Amer Sheikh, signed the MOU here at NHMP Headquarters.
On the occasion, Federal Secretary for Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Ishrat Ali, Inspector General, National Highways and Motorways Police Dr. Syed Kaleem Imam, Additional Inspector General (HQs) Khalid Mahmood, Additional Inspector General (North Region) Muhammad Zubair Hashmi, Additional Inspector General Sajjad Afzal Afridi, CFO of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Uzma Hayat, Director (Welfare & Services) Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Mustafa Haider, DIG (HQs) Asghar Ali Yousafzai, AIG Fazal Hamid, AIG Salman Ali, AIG Muhammad Atiq Tahir and other senior officers of National Highways and Motorway Police and Overseas Pakistanis Foundation were also present.
This was in line with the vision of the Prime Minister to accord top priority to the overseas Pakistanis and to provide enhanced facilities with improved service delivery, said a press release.
The cooperation would be enhanced to facilitate overseas Pakistanis/ intending emigrants for processing of domestic driving license against their valid foreign driving license and international driving permits, along with assistance in distress/ emergency on motorways.
Under the MoU, overseas Pakistanis and intending emigrants having OPF Membership Card, Registered with Protectorate of Emigrants, Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), valid visa/ resident permit abroad will be facilitated. Overseas Pakistanis/ intending emigrants will be issued International Driving Permit/ license at NHMP Driving Licensing Authority (DLA).
Special handling to overseas Pakistanis including dedicated waiting area, counters and Liaison Officer, with additional facility of fee collection counter for depositing fee here at DLA, H-8/2.
The MoU between NHMP and OPF is one such initiative and testament to the citizen-centric governance model where overseas Pakistanis are exclusively facilitated. This exclusive facility for overseas Pakistanis will help in achieving the desired objectives of both the organizations in provision of state-of-the-art services to overseas Pakistanis and their dependents under their existing initiatives/ infrastructure.