OPC Helps Exapt To Retrieve Property After 30 Years

LAHORE, Jan 2 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 02nd Jan, 2017 ) : The Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Punjab has helped a US based Overseas Pakistani to retrieve his ancestral property. The possession of One Kanal 16 Marla precious ancestral land has been handed over to the complainant, Nadeem Malik, from USA after 30 years, Commissioner OPC Afzaal Bhatti said here on Monday.

He said complainant's Cousin Khalil had illegally occupied his ancestral land worth One Crore 80 Lac rupees in Rehman Gardens Phase II, Sheikhupura, for the last 30 years. The OPC after filling a formal complaint referred the issue to the District Overseas Pakistanis Committee (DOPC) Sheikhupura which after continuous and concerned efforts handed over the possession of the property to the original owner.

Afzaal Bhatti told that Nadeem Malik has appreciated the OPC for getting his land back from the grabber. Nadeem Malik said with the help of OPC, he got his property without spending a single penny.

The commissioner said the OPC was vigorously pursuing complaints of the Overseas Pakistanis regarding government agencies of the Punjab and a modern IT based redressal mechanism had been adopted for quick disposal of complaints of expats.