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frequently asked questions. However,
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What is International Reply Coupons?
International Reply Coupons enable a
sender of a letter to prepay a reply
in any member country of the
Universal Postal Union. A sender
could enclose these coupons in the
letter, which on receipt could be
presented by addressee on the postal
counter for receipt of the postage
stamp.
How can I avail Window delivery
service?
This
service is available in non post box
areas. An addressee could receive all
letters and other postal articles at the
window of a post office,
free of
any charge during working hours.
Addressee, however, has to request this
facility in writing.
What happens to an undeliverable
article?
An article
with an incomplete or ineligible address
is consigned to Returned Letter Office,
while article of an unknown addressee is
either redirected in case fresh address
is known or kept in deposit for seven
days before sending it back to sender or
to the Returned Letter
Office.
What is prohibited to be
transmitted by the post?
Anything,
which is sent in contravention of any
enactment or government orders. An
indecent or obscene
printing,
painting, photograph, lithograph,
engraving,
book, or card
or any other indecent or obscene
articles. Any explosive, inflammable,
dangerous, filthy, noxious or
deleterious substance.
Can I send articles of value in
ordinary letter?
No Coin,
bullion, precious stones, jewellery,
currency notes and articles of
gold or
silver
may only be sent, by the inland post
insured. They may be sent by the foreign
insured parcel post and can also be sent
by the foreign letter post only in
registered letters.
What happens to unpaid and
insufficiently paid inland and foreign
letters?
An inland
letter posted unpaid is charged on
delivery with double the postage and
letter insufficiently prepaid is charged
on delivery with double the amount of
the deficiency. Similarly unpaid and
insufficiently paid letters posted in
Pakistan for transmission to a foreign
country are returned to senders if their
addresses can be easily ascertained.
What is Universal Postal Union?
Almost all
the countries of the world have joined
together into a union, known as the
Universal Postal Union to regulate the
postal services amongst them.
What is a Dispatch Note?
Dispatch
note is a document to be presented with
a parcel addressed to a foreign country.
Dispatch Note is available at the post
office counter
free of
charge. Sender is required to enter his
name and address as well the name and
address of addressee in the dispatch
note. Rest of the entries in the
dispatch note is to be made by the
postal official at the counter.
How can I obtain advice of
delivery of my foreign parcel?
The sender
of a parcel addressed to any parcel
union country as well as to non-parcel
union country can obtain an advice of
its delivery by paying a nominal fee.
After the delivery of parcel the advice
of delivery card is returned duly
completed, to the sender by the
office of
destination.
Where could I get commemorative
stamps?
The sender
of a parcel addressed to any parcel
union country as well as to non-parcel
union country can obtain an advice of
its delivery by paying a nominal fee.
After the delivery of parcel the advice
of delivery card is returned duly
completed, to the sender by the
office of
destination.
