IHC directs Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis to submit reply on mechanism for land dispute litigations.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday directed the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development to submit its written reply about the mechanism developed to help the overseas Pakistanis in their litigations in land disputes.

A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice AtharMinallah issued these directions while hearing of a petition of overseas Pakistani ZahidaJavedAslam who cited the Secretary Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and chairman Overseas Pakistanis Foundation as respondents.

In her petition, Zahida raised grievances and alleged that she has been defrauded.

During the hearing, representatives of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) were present. The bench directed the Ministry to inform the court before the next hearing that what procedure it had adopted to remove the grievances of the overseas Pakistanis.

The IHC CJ remarked that the assets and lands of overseas Pakistanis are being grabbed and asked from the representatives that how their departments are working to mitigate their problems.

At this, the law officer of OPF told the court that in this regard, they established a complaint cell in 2011 to redress the issues of overseas Pakistanis.

Then, the CJ asked from him that whether they contacted the petitioner and expressed his annoyance when the law officer replied that they had not contacted the affected woman. He observed that their system is not working.

The law officer further informed that their focal persons are working in 19 countries to redress the problems of the...