DOPCs ordered to redress expats grievances

LAHORE

Commissioner, Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC), Punjab, Afzaal Bhatti has instructed the chairpersons of the District Overseas Pakistanis Committees (DOPCs) to work more pro-actively so that the grievances of the expatriate Pakistanis could be redressed at the earliest.

He was presiding over a meeting to review the performance of DOPCs here on Thursday. Director General OPC, Syed Javed Iqbal Bokhari, Director Admn Asad Naeem, Director Revenue Ishrat Ullah Khan Niazi were present on this occasion while Chairperson DOPC Gujrat Ch Shabbir Ahmad, Deputy Commissioner M Ali Randhawa, DPO Sohail Zafar Chattha participated through a video link.

Commissioner OPC instructed the administration to expedite the resolution mechanism of complaints relating to overseas Pakistanis and out-of-box strategy should be adopted for early redress of the issues. He instructed to ensure at least two meetings of DOPC during a month and proceeding be uploaded on OPC web complaint portal regularly in this regard.

He said the OPC Punjab is pursuing a vigorous policy to help expatriates to redress their complaints about government agencies of the province. Certain complaints of Overseas Pakistanis were discussed in detail on this occasion and Commissioner OPC issued necessary directions regarding solution of these complaints.