Commissioner Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Punjab Afzal Bhatti has said that overseas Pakistanis are playing a key role in strengthening of national economy and are real ambassadors of the country who have won laurels for the Pakistan through their hard work, around the world. He was addressing the participants of Road Show arranged by OPC Punjab in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hundred of Overseas Pakistanis living in Riyadh participated in the Road Show. Afzal Bhatti told that OPC has been established on the special instructions of CM Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, and is playing an effective role to solve the issues of overseas Pakistanis. He further said that purpose of this Road Show is to redress the problems of overseas Pakistanis on the spot and sensitize them about the functioning of OPC Punjab.
Vice Chairman OPC, Capt (R) Khalid Shaheen Butt, speaking on this occasion informed that overseas Pakistanis can contact OPC for solution of their problems related to government agencies of Punjab while committees have also been set up at district level for quick redressel of the complaints of overseas Pakistanis. He further told that an IT based modern system has been evolved for the online registration of the complaints of overseas Pakistanis.