Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development

The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (Urdu: وزارت ماورائے بحر پاکستانی و ترقی انسانی وسائل), abbreviated as MOPHRD) is a ministry of the Government of Pakistan that oversees matters concerning Overseas Pakistanis and human resource development in Pakistan.

Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
وزارت ماورائے بحر پاکستانی و ترقی انسانی وسائل
Agency overview
FormedJuly 2013 (July 2013)
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Ministers responsible
  • Sarfraz Bugti, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis
  • Jawad Sohrab Malik, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (with status of Minister of State)
Agency executive
Websiteophrd.gov.pk

Ayub Afridi is the current Advisor to Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.[1]

The ministry was created in July 2013, from a merger of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis[2][3] and the Ministry of Human Resource Development.[4]

References
  1. "PM approves appointment of Ayub Afridi as Advisor on Overseas Pakistanis". The Nation (newspaper). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. "Introduction". Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. "First ever National Policy for Overseas Pakistanis". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. "Ministries of Overseas Pakistanis, HR development merged". Dawn. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.


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