Steps being taken to protect expatriates’ rights: Gilani

Liaquat Ali

Islamabad: Senate Chairman Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said this week that the government was taking all-out measures including the necessary legislation to protect the rights and address the problems being faced by overseas Pakistanis.

In a meeting with the Chairman of Overseas Foundation Syed Qamar Raza who called on him here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr as the Acting President, he said that the passage of a bill by the parliament to establish special courts to protect the properties of overseas Pakistanis was a great step forward. Under the legislation, special courts would dispose of the cases related to the properties of overseas Pakistanis within 90 days.

Calling the expatriates a valuable asset of Pakistan, the acting president lauded their contribution to the country’s economic development in the form of remittances.

Gilani emphasised the efforts to address the issues faced by overseas Pakistanis on priority.

Chairman of Overseas Foundation Syed Qamar Raza appreciated the government’s efforts to protect expatriates’ rights, particularly the establishment of special courts.