Pakistan Post takes many initiatives to provide efficient postal services

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Post has taken many initiatives to provide the most efficient postal services to the people since the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government came into power.

According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2018-19 released on Monday, the Pakistan Post introduced Same Day Delivery Service to facilitate the delivery of packets and documents within the city.

The consignment are delivered the same day if booked before noon. The service, which was launched in November 2018 in 26 cities, will be extended to other cities in future.

Similarly, Electronic Money Order (EMO) Home Delivery was launched in November 2018. An amount up to Rs 50,000 is delivered at the doorstep. The service is available through 83 General Post Offices (GPOs) EMO, which allows women and elderly to receive money at doorsteps without visiting post offices

Over 1.4 million pensioners have been drawing pension from the Pakistan Post through computerization of military pension payment system, which is available at all General Post Offices (GPOs). The pensioners are receiving the pension in a hassle free environment.

The Pakistan Post is also disbursing pension to over 40,000 PTCL pensioners every month. In an effort to streamline payment of pension to PTCL pensioners, the Pakistan Post has developed a separate system for PTCL pension disbursement. The same has been rolled out over to 83 GPOs.

Achievements of Postal Saving Bank Pakistan Post is doing Savings Bank Business as an agent of the Ministry of Finance on commission under Savings Bank Act 1873. The Finance Division is paying commission on Savings Bank work @ 0.5 percent Savings Certificates are issued under Post Office National Savings Certificates Act 1917 and National Savings Certificate Ordinance 1944. More than 3,000 post offices are providing the following Savings Bank services to the people.