“The Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) of Punjab has been successfully resolving the issues of all the Overseas Pakistanis irrespective of their social, economic and political affiliations” – Punjab Vice Chairman Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC), Mr Khalid Shaheen. He said this while addressing a well-attended meeting with Pakistani diaspora in Belgium, organised by the Embassy of Pakistan in Brussels, on Wednesday.
A high-level delegation of OPC, comprising of Vice Chairperson Khalid Shaheen, Commissioner Mohammad Afzaal Bhatti, Director General Syed Javed Iqbal Bokhari and Member Saad Akbar is currently visiting Belgium as part of their roadshows in Europe.
Pakistani Community from different cities of Belgium including representatives from all walks of life attended the meeting and discussed problems confronting the overseas Pakistanis and propounded suggestions for improving services at various levels of the government.
While discussing the high level of commitment of the commission, Mr Khalid Shaheen informed that the commission was created by the chief minister Punjab on the basis of his personal experiences during the time he spent overseas with ordinary Pakistanis listening to their grievances.
Commissioner Mohammad Afzaal Bhatti, while informing the gathering about successes of the commission said that it received more than 7000 complaints from the overseas Pakistanis and has been able to resolve more than 60 percent of them, amicably. The commissioner further stated that the commission also helped in providing relief to people in the realm of illegal occupation and fraudulent cases of properties which remains the predominant issue faced by the overseas Pakistanis.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Belgium-Luxembourg and European Union Mrs Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi also addressed the community and highlighted the efforts on the part of the government of Pakistan and the embassy to address the problems of Pakistani diaspora to their satisfaction.