Considering the difficulties faced by Non-Resident Pakistanis, The Consulate General has raised this issue with the State Bank of Pakistan who advised the banks to ensure compliance and extend maximum facilitation to Overseas Pakistanis.
1) State Bank of Pakistan has circulated its regulations to address the difficulties faced by local and overseas Pakistanis as follows:-
2) The objective of making the status of dormant, is to protect customer against misuse of inactive account and prevention of fraud. These restrictions enable banks to determine bonafide of account holder and his/her mandate to operate the account.
3) Kindly prepare the following documents and approach the Consulate General of Pakistan either by walk in or book an appointment at our email address parepvancouver1@mofa.gov.pk.
a) Bank’s dormant Account Activation Form, dully filled in (It can be obtained from concerned bank branch in Pakistan)
b) Undertaking Form for Exemption of Biometric Verification and Contact Information Form (available on the Consulate’s website: www.pcgv.org)
c) Copy of Valid CNIC/NICOP
d) Copy of Pakistani Passport
e) Copy of PR Card/Canadian passport
f) Bank draft for a sum of C$20.00 in favour of “Consulate General of Pakistan”
g) Prepaid self-addressed registered return envelope
4) For any further difficulties being faced in activation of accounts, the account holder can approach the State Bank of Pakistan for facilitation on the following coordinates: –
Mr. Kamran Hyder, Joint Director,
State Bank of Pakistan,
Banking Policy & Regulations Department,
I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi
Phone:+92 21 32455506
Fax: +2 21 99221506
Email: Kamran.hunder@sbp.org.pk
Consulate General of Pakistan
Unit#201-1281 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3J7.
Phone: +1-604-569-1415
Whatsapp: +1 236 838 4754
Fax: +1-604-569-2180
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY CALL /TEXT/WHATSAPP:
Consul General of Pakistan in Vancouver for Western Canada, Mr.Janbaz Khan,
Cell No. +1 604-376-2245 (emergency only)
Email: parepvancouver1@mofa.gov.pk