Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched two new schemes namely Roshan Apni Car (car finance) and Roshan Samaji Khidmat (charity) for overseas Pakistanis who have Roshan Digital Accounts (RDAs).

Khan said the government attracted $1 billion through 120,000 RDAs and there are around nine million Pakistanis working abroad which can be tapped to attract more foreign exchange reserves.

The Prime Minister instructed the government to seek Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen's help, saying that the minister was an expert in when it came to the marketing aspect of products and assets.

The premier urged his economic team to keep thinking of "out-of-the-box" solutions to support Pakistan's economy till its export does not come at par with its imports. He appreciated the record-breaking rise in remittances from overseas Pakistanis over the years, adding that this was just the "tip of the iceberg".

He praised that the Pakistani diaspora for playing their part in supporting Pakistan's economy over the years. "Overseas Pakistanis have, over the years, kept our economy afloat," he said, adding that he was in touch with overseas Pakistanis for the past 50 years during his cricketing days.

In a message to Pakistani embassies in various countries across the world, Imran said that their "most important duty" is to look after the affairs of Pakistani labourers in those countries.

"Today more than 120,000 accounts have been opened from 170 countries around the world and more than 1 Billion Dollars have been received. Investment in Naya Pakistan Certificates has crossed 646 Million Dollars. Investment in Stock Exchange through RDA has crossed PKR 1.6 Billion," he wrote in a subsequent tweet.

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