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ISLAMABAD, Jun 9 (APP):Pakistan Post has played a vital role in the economic and social development of the country by providing reliable postal services. It is actively modernizing operations, introducing new services and expanding its digital presence, while continuing to serve millions of people through extensive network of 9,984 post offices across various categories.
According to the Economic Survey launched on Monday, as of March 2025, Pakistan post under the NADRA-Pakistan Post CNIC renewal project, 34,291 transactions were completed across 89 active locations, generating a PPO commission of Rs 2.57 million under recent initiatives.
Pakistan Post has recently taken important initiatives to provide the most efficient postal services to the people of Pakistan. It has launched its own Mobile App, which offers access to postal service tariffs, postal codes, post office locator, complaint registration, track and trace, and pickup facilities.
Generates significant revenue through international parcel services, allowing parcels up to 30 kg and serving 204 global destinations as a key component of postal operations, it added.
Pakistan Post ensured delivery of packets and documents within the same day in 29 urban centers for items booked before noon, with plans to expand the service to additional cities.
Complied with international data requirements under the U.S. STOP Act 2018 and EU’s ICS2 by upgrading domestic and international IT infrastructure, including the latest version of the International Postal System (IPS), integration with airline software for shipment visibility, and enabling AR flags in CARDIT messages— contributing to Pakistan Post’s improvement from Level 5 to Level 6 in the 2024 21PD Postal Ranking.
Maintains traditional letter post service under the Universal Service Obligation (USO), offering both ordinary and registered international letter mail for items up to 2 kg, currently available for 24 international destinations.
The EMS (Express Mail Service), a premium international postal service for fast delivery of documents and merchandise, with global last-mile coverage; currently available through Pakistan Post for 36 international destinations.
Through EMS-Plus, Pakistan Post collaborates with international delivery partners to provide fast and reliable service to 238 destinations worldwide, offering competitive rates, track and trace, and delivery within 2 to 5 days.
Under the EDCF-funded project for automation of Pakistan Post Offices, supported by Exim Bank of Korea, significant progress was made in FY 2025.Following the consultancy agreement with Moon Engineering JV, signed on 27th August 2024 and effective from 5th September 2024, the Economic Affairs Division allocated US$ 8.2 million (40 percent of the total project cost) for the fiscal year.
During three technical missions (October, December 2024, and January 2025), Moon Engineering JV successfully submitted the Inception Report, conducted site surveys, finalized the basic design, and prepared draft bidding documents, marking major preparatory milestones toward the modernization and digitization of Pakistan Post’s infrastructure nationwide.
In 2022, Pakistan Post achieved the 55th position out of 162 countries in the Postal Ranking Index issued by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). International Ranking of Postal Sector is based on four pillars, i.e. Reliability, Reach, Relevance and Resilience.