Sargodha Division: Performance of district overseas Pakistanis committees reviewed

Additional Chief Secretary (Administrative Secretary of Overseas Pakistanis Commission) Shaukat Ali chaired a meeting held to review the performance of District Overseas Pakistanis Committees of Sargodha Division via video link in Civil Secretariat on Wednesday.

Vice Chairperson Overseas Pakistanis Commission Ch Waseem Akhtar and Commissioner OPC Passand Khan Buledi briefed the chair in detail about the resolved, referred and pending complaints of Sargodha Division and overall performance and working mechanism of the commission.

Passand Khan Buledi also shared the ongoing proceedings and latest statistics showing progress of the complaints. Out of 331 complaints, a total number of complaints resolved from four districts i.e. Sargodha, Khushaab, Mianwali and Bhakkar is 210 which makes the resolved rate 63% in the Sargodha Division.

It is also pertinent to mention that as per OPC Portal 17812 complaints have been received so far out of which 9797 complaints have been resolved because of the hard work of the officers working in the commission. The resolved rate of the complaints has reached from 37% in the beginning of this year to 55% now. It is the commitment of my team that we have been able to resolve over 4500 complaints during last year retrieving the property worth Rs 6 billion, Vice Chairperson OPC added. Additional Chief Secretary (Administrative Secretary of Overseas Pakistanis Commission) Shaukat Ali while chairing the review meeting said that the marvellous work done by the commission is commendable and expeditious disposal of the complaints of the overseas Pakistanis by the commission is also satisfactory.