IHC serves notices to OPF in property occupation case.

ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday served notices to Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) and other respondents in a case pertaining to illegal occupation of property owned by an overseas Pakistani.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah directed to serve the notice to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis secretary and a local housing society on a complaint moved by a Pakistan origin British national Zahida Javed.

The court also ordered to convert the application into a formal petition while seeking answers from respondents.

The bench directed the OPF to assign its senior officers to assist the court in this matter. The bench noted that overseas Pakistanis were facing the problem in coming back due to coronavirus spread.

He asked whether the government had introduced any policy to assist its citizens residing abroad.

The court observed that the property owned by many foreign residents had been...