Key institution: Chief minister says OPC busy helping expats
Lauds role of overseas Pakistanis in strengthening economyLAHORE: Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government has formed a constitutional institution of Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) to resolve the problems of expatriates as they were the real ambassadors of the country. He said that these overseas Pakistanis had been given their due rights and thousands had benefitted from this commission. Expats suffer long delays over verification, certificationThe chief minister expressed these views while talking to a delegation of overseas Pakistanis in London on Saturday. He said that their properties and lands cannot be grabbed illegally after the formation of the Overseas Pakistanis Commission Punjab. He said that the commission had set great examples of teamwork and had served these overseas Pakistanis by ignoring the barriers of fear and lust.
Source: The Express Tribune December 17, 2017 08:45 UTC
