Islamabad, March 30 -- Pakistan is exploring ways to bring back up to $20 billion held abroad by its expatriate citizens, as global uncertainty, particularly tensions in West Asia, prompting investors to reconsider where they park their assets.
Officials said the funds -- estimated at around PKR5.6 trillion -- were largely located in Europe and Gulf countries, and were declared under the 2018 and 2019 tax amnesty schemes though never repatriated; now being viewed as a potential source of foreign exchange support at a time of economic pressure.
The government is considering expanding the Roshan Digital Account framework to facilitate inflows. Originally designed for overseas Pakistanis, the platform may be widened to include foreign nation...