- Shehbaz Sharif felicitates nation on FATF announcement
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani notarized documents will now be accepted in over 100 countries after President Dr Arif Alvi approved the instrument of accession to the Apostille Convention to become its member.
The development was announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his official Twitter handle. “Pakistan’s accession to Apostille Convention will facilitate [and] ease a significant burden on Pakistanis traveling [and] living abroad.
Our citizens will be able to notarize their important legal documents such as marriage certificate, degrees and more via MOFA designated officials in Pakistan which will be internationally accepted without the need for any further verification. https://t.co/dSjtOZZ19T
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 17, 2022
“Creating smooth processes for our citizens is a priority for us. Now Pakistani notarized documents will be accepted in 100+ countries,” the prime minister wrote.
In another tweet, PM Shehbaz Sharif wrote: “Our citizens will be able to notarize their important legal documents such as marriage certificate, degrees and more via MOFA [Ministry of Foreign Affairs] designated officials in Pakistan.”
Pakistan’s accession to Apostille Convention will facilitate & ease a significant burden on Pakistanis traveling & living abroad. Creating smooth processes for our citizens is a priority for us. Now Pakistani notarized documents will be accepted in 100+ countries.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 17, 2022
According to the prime minister the notarized documents will be internationally accepted without the need for any further verification.
Meanwhile, Head of Prime Minister’s Strategic Reforms Salman Sufi informed that the accession to Apostille Convention has been approved, terming it a big relief for overseas Pakistanis.
A big relief for overseas Pakistanis
The Accession to Apostille Convention has been approved. @ForeignOfficePk is working to implement & notify notaries across Pakistan to attest documents which will be acceptable at all Hague convention signatory countries.#TeamPMO
— Salman Sufi (@SalmanSufi7) June 16, 2022
“[Foreign Office] is working to implement [and] notify notaries across Pakistan to attest documents which will be acceptable at all Hague convention signatory countries,” Salman Sufi wrote on Twitter.
Once Pakistan formally becomes a member of the Apostille Convention, the documents attested in accordance with the treaty’s requirements will be accepted in the 122 countries that are a part of this Convention and vice versa.
TIMELY IMPORT OF EDIBLE OIL AVERTED CRISIS
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said timely import of edible oil from Indonesia has averted the impending oil crisis in the country.
Talking to Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Murtaza Mahmood in Islamabad on Friday, the Prime Minister said the 2.5 million metric tons of edible oil being imported from Indonesia will reduce oil prices in the country.
The edible oil will be transported to Pakistan with the help of 10 ships.
The Prime Minister appreciated the special efforts of Federal Minister for importing edible oil from Indonesia.
PM FELICITATES NATION ON FATF ANNOUNCEMENT
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday felicitated the nation and welcomed the announcement of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that Pakistan had met all its conditions for exclusion from the Grey List.
In a statement, he said, “Praise be to Allah, return of Pakistan to the white list is a big success of Pakistan.”
He congratulated the government institutions, personalities and relevant team and said their joint efforts brought fruit.
He appreciated the performance of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and team of the Foreign Ministry.
The PM said the efforts of the basic cell related to FATF and of military and civil leadership included in it, were praise worthy and credit went to them for their work in this national endeavor.
“I pay tribute to the whole team working for the success of Pakistan,” he said adding the statement of FATF was recognition of the restoration of the international reputation of Pakistan.
“More such good news will be destiny of Pakistan in future,” he said adding the return of Pakistan to the white list would help in improving the economic and financial situation of Pakistan.
“We are working with the same determination for the economic revival of Pakistan,” he concluded.
