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AOP at Overseas Pakistanis Investment Convention
- March 27, 2019
- Posted by: Muhammad Bilal
- Category: Uncategorized
No CommentsCEO Graana Group of Companies, Mr. Shafiq Akbar attended OPIC held at convention center and shared his thoughts towards the betterment of Pakistan. Developers, realtors, builders and professionals from allied fields gathered under one roof to facilitate the public through a single-window operation. People from the entire region, particularly of the twin cities, benefited from
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What Stops Overseas Pakistanis from Investing in Naya Pakistan?
- January 3, 2019
- Posted by: Muhammad Bilal
- Category: Blog Post
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision for the economic revival of Pakistan greatly relies upon overseas Pakistanis investments; and of course he is not off the track. The diaspora remits $20 billion annually, which not only ranks Pakistan as the sixth largest recipient of worker remittances, but also constitutes 45% of the country’s annual net inflow.
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MoU Signing Ceremony
- December 14, 2018
- Posted by: AOP
- Category: Uncategorized
The Association of Overseas Pakistanis is delighted to welcome Hotel Margalla on board. This partnership will benefit all those AOP members who plan to stay in a lavish place where they could remain as close to the nature as possible. The agreement was signed by Ms. Naina Malik, Managing Director AOP and Mr. Yasir Sheikh,
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MoU Signing Ceremony
- December 14, 2018
- Posted by: AOP
- Category: Uncategorized
The Association of Overseas Pakistanis is delighted to welcome Surkhabi on board. This partnership will benefit all those AOP members who wish to wear something fabulous and trendy. The agreement was signed by Ms. Naina Malik, Managing Director AOP and Ms. Maya Zaman, Surkhabi.
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How to engage overseas Pakistanis in development?
- November 15, 2018
- Posted by: AOP
- Category: Blog Post
How to engage overseas Pakistanis in development? I have always held a strong opinion that diaspora’s intellectual and experiential assets have proved more valuable to Pakistan than their remittances. We have numerous examples showing a single overseas Pakistani coming back and creating hundreds of jobs. It is their professional acumen that could improve our industries
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Plantation Campaign
- November 13, 2018
- Posted by: AOP
- Category: Uncategorized
Prime Minister Imran Khan launched ‘Clean and Green Pakistan’ initiative to combat the hazardous impact of climate change. Association of Overseas Pakistanis welcomed the campaign and contributed its part. AOP promoted the campaign on its social media and official website, and arranged an exclusive plantation ceremony. Mr Shafiq Akbar, Chairman AOP and Mr Farhan Javed,
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Property Festival Islamabad
- November 13, 2018
- Posted by: AOP
- Category: Uncategorized
Graana Group of Companies, the primary funder of AOP, organized an annual property festival in Islamabad (PFI) – Pak China Center. Developers, realtors, builders and professionals from allied fields gathered under one roof to facilitate the public through a single-window operation. People from the entire region, particularly of the twin cities, benefitted from the occasion
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Almost No Justice for Overseas Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia
- September 27, 2018
- Posted by: Muhammad Bilal
- Category: Blog Post
Overseas Pakistanis remit an average of $ 400 million a month from Saudi Arabia. Similarly, they constitute the second major labor force of the Saudi Kingdom; yet it seems none of the countries is bothered about the problems they face. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=Z-FOvylhtAs A recent report by World Human Rights Watch has revealed that Pakistani diaspora
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A Problem with the Real Estate Industry of Pakistan
- September 27, 2018
- Posted by: Muhammad Bilal
- Category: Blog Post
When we think of quotations like “The best investment on Earth is earth” or “In real estate, you make 10% of your money because you’re a genius and 90% because you catch a great wave” we really plan to invest in real estate believing it to be most genuine way of making big fortunes. Insecurities
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Trends of Manpower Export by Pakistan (2008-2017)
- September 27, 2018
- Posted by: Muhammad Bilal
- Category: Blog Post
Pakistan provides the entire world skilled and unskilled human resource which remits valuable capital. They emigrate either through Overseas Employment Promoters (OEPs) or Direct Method. This article discusses the export of Pakistani manpower for the last 10 years, facilitated by the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment. Flow of Pakistani Emigrants (2008-2017) Major trends Consistent