A questionnaire has been sent to all Pakistani embassies in which overseas Pakistanis have been asked to share the length of their stay in a particular country and whether they ever send remittance to Pakistan.
The State Bank survey also asked overseas Pakistanis when they arrived in the host country in the1990s,2010s, or after2020.
The central bank launched similar surveys in 2022 and 2023 in the aftermath of Covid-19 in 2021, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan embassies abroad and other stakeholders.
The Pakistan embassy in the United Arab Emirates and the Consulate in Dubai requested Pakistanis to participate in the SBP survey.-Amin Ahmed