Pakistan Embassy in Washington faces scarcity of funds
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Pakistan Embassy in Washington had stored a number of of its contractual workers with out salaries because of lack of funds, based on reviews. At least 5 domestically employed contractual workers had been left with out the cost of their month-to-month wages since August 2021. One of the distressed workers who had been working within the Embassy for ten years resigned in September after dealing with delays and non-payment.
As per reviews, the financially hit contractual staff of the Pakistan Embassy labored within the Consular part coping with the providers of visa, passport, notarization, and so on. These contractual staff of the Embassy had been paid salaries within the vary of two,000 to 2,500 {dollars} monthly, which was paid out of Pakistan Community Welfare (PCW) fund.
Reportedly, the PCW collapsed due to the COVID disaster in Pakistan because the funds of the PCW had been used for purchasing ventilators and medical gear throughout the pandemic. ‘Sources’ declare that the Embassy was pressured to borrow cash with a view to mitigate the scenario. Another purpose given by sources for the shortage of funds and the non-payment of salaries was that the Pakistan authorities has witnessed a digital transformation and that the visa providers had been being dealt with with the assistance of NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority).
Notably, the unpaid staff of the Pakistan Embassy had written to the Pakistani ambassador within the month of October who in flip requested the Pakistan Foreign Ministry to resolve the issue. Reports declare that the Pakistani Ambassador had ultimately secured the funds final week.
Pakistan Embassy spokesperson stated, “while we always endeavour to disburse salaries to our staff on time, there are instances when due to longer than usual time in the processing of remittances from Pakistan and certain budgetary constraints, results in delay in disbursement of salaries to the staff.”
Non-Payment of Salaries in Serbia by Pakistan Embassy
The Pakistan Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia had earlier taken to Twitter and expressed its disappointment with the Pakistan authorities for the non-payment of its dues for the final three months. The embassy had additionally shared a tune by Artist Saad Alavi to show its level. The tweet stated, “With inflation breaking all previous records, how long do you expect @ImranKhanPTI that we goverment official will remain silent & keep working for you without been paid for past 3 months & our children been forced out of school due to non payment of fees Is this #NayaPakistan?”
However, later the tweets had been deleted, and the overseas ministry of Pakistan had claimed that the account was hacked and the messages weren’t posted by any embassy worker.
