Grade 17 officers have been posted at DCO offices for expatriates: Afzaal Bhatti

Lahore: Commissioner Overseas Commission Punjab, Afzaal Bhatti has said that officers of grade 17 have been posted in the offices of all DCOs of Punjab for addressing the complaints of overseas Pakistanis. He said that meetings of all district overseas committees of the province will be held twice a month while that of district administration every week for resolving the complaints of overseas Pakistanis.

He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting of administration and district overseas committees of Rawalpindi division. Provincial Minister for Mines Sher Ali Khan, Chairperson for District Overseas Committee Jhelum Ch. Lal Hussain, Chairperson for District Overseas Committee Chakwal Zulfiqar Ali Khan, Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, RPO Rawalpindi Division, DG Overseas Commission Punjab Kh. Dawood, Director Police Overseas Commission Punjab Capt. (R) Syed Mobeen, DCOs and DPOs of all districts of Rawalpindi Division were present on the occasion.

Afzaal Bhatti said that network at district level has become active for resolving the problems and complaints of overseas Pakistanis pertaining to different departments and their problems are being resolved immediately through internet system. Besides, grade 17 officers have been posted in the offices of District Coordination Officers in all districts of the province who will discharge their duties for resolving the complaints of overseas Pakistanis, he added. Afzaal Bhatti said that all record of the action taken on complaints and resolution of problems of overseas Pakistanis is computerized. District overseas committees were also briefed about the procedure to login on web portal. He directed all district overseas committees to take action without any delay on the complaints of overseas Pakistanis for their immediate resolution.

DCO Jhelum Zulfiqar Ghuman gave a briefing regarding first district overseas network of Punjab set up at district Jhelum which was appreciated by the participants. DCOs of other districts were also directed to follow role model of district overseas committee of DCO Jhelum in their respective districts.