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ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday directed the missions abroad to promote Pakistan’s narrative on world issues.
The FM launched the ‘FM Portal’ for Pakistanis living in 187 countries as a platform providing them quick solutions to their problems. Speaking on the occasion, FM Qureshi asked the envoys to connect with the Pakistanis living in the countries of their assignment and address their problems in a prompt way. Qureshi said that all foreign missions of Pakistan were connected online and were active on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The portal has been launched in line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision and the Foreign Minister’s ‘Digital Diplomacy Agenda’ and ‘Public Diplomacy Initiative’.
The mobile application has been developed by the National Information Technology Board with the help of the Prime Minister’s Performance Delivery Unit. “It will provide services in the standard procedure for document verification, the launch of QR code, and digital system to reduce the chances of counterfeiting and verification of documents through courier services within Pakistan,” he said.