Raza Naqvi Attock
The expatriate Pakistanis are ambassadors of the country and solving their problems on priority basis was a responsibility of the state. This was stated by Chairman District Overseas Pakistanis Committee Adil Ali Khan while addressing a meeting of the District Overseas committee at Deputy Commissioner Office Attock on Wednesday. He chaired the meeting in for Overseas Pakistanis Complaint Cell and reviewed the progress of Departments in connection with the resolution of complaints.
The meeting was attended by deputy commissioner Ali Annan Qammar besides representatives from revenue department, police, town planning and other government departments. He said a large number of Overseas Pakistanis living abroad belongs to Attock. Mr Khan said He said more than 70 percent cases had been disposed off in this regard.
He directed local authorities to take action over the complaints of overseas at the earliest. He said that the committee was fully functional and weekly meetings would be held in this connection to address these issues.
He said the government was taking a number of measures for the welfare and resolution of overseas Pakistanis problems including the establishment of overseas courts.
He said present government has took many initiatives had been taken especially resolving the property related issues of overseas Pakistanis. He said that the overseas Pakistanis were taking part in stabilizing the national economy and it was the government’s priority to provide the maximum level of facilitation to them.
