Islamabad: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) is set to begin the registrations process for expats to join the Corona Tiger Force this month, a news source reported. The registrations will begin after April 18 to enable overseas Pakistanis to help their fellow citizens stranded abroad due to the ongoing pandemic situation.
In this regard, Special Assistants to Prime Minister (PM) Muhammad Usman Dar and Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari held a meeting. They discussed the duties to assign to the overseas corona tiger force before the initiation of the registration process.
The overseas corona tiger force will
Collect data of unemployed Pakistani expatriates
Provide rations among stranded Pakistanis
Collaborate with representatives of Pakistani
consulates and embassies
The OP&HRD is expected to finalise the duties for the overseas tiger force by April 18. The ministry will also be launching a web portal for starting the registration process.
During the meeting, Bukhari also requested Usman Dar to
extend support to returnees who were now jobless under the Kamyab Jawan
Programme. He added that a list of such individuals would soon be forwarded to
the Youth Affairs Office.
