Islamabad H
igh Court (IHC) has remarked the properties of overseas Paki
stanis are being occupied illegally in Pakistan, therefore the court should be told Pakistan Overseas Foundation (POF) has done what for overseas Paki
stanis. These remarks were given by the court during hearing of case of illegal occupation of land of a woman from overseas Paki
stanis by a housing society in Pakistan. The court has called written report from overseas ministry on the mechanism for redressing grievances of overseas Paki
stanis Chief Justice IHC took up the case for hearing Wednesday. Counsel for OF told the court complaint cell was set up for overseas Paki
stanis in 2001. Chief Justice remarked ” your complaint cell is not functioning. Had the complaint cell been functional you would have the
n contacted this affected lady. Y
ou don’t go to redress the grievances of overseas Paki
stanis. Your entire system is fraud. The defense counsel told the court our focal persons are working in 19 countries to address the complaints of overseas Paki
stanis. The court inquired has any one among your focal persons contacted this applicant. Fraud is being committed with overseas Paki
stanis. Had the mechanism been operational then this would not have happened so. You are having the application
s of how many Paki
stanis. If y
ou don’t have list of affected persons then it means overseas Foundation is not functioning. This is not issue of one woman but it is issue of all Paki
stanis working abroad. Is not responsibility of state to redress the grievances of overseas Paki
stanis. The overseas Paki
stanis are in trouble and state is doing nothing.