Overseas Pakistanis country’s ambassadors they will be provided maximum facilities: Chief Minister

LAHORE – Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that overseas Pakistanis are the ambassadors of the country and they will be provided maximum facilities.
Talking to delegations of overseas Pakistanis and presiding over a meeting of 11 working groups, the chief minister said that Punjab government was going to set up a fully empowered commission wherein the expatriate Pakistanis will also be given representation. This will enable them to promptly address their grievances.

On the occasion, the chief minister said the commission would be set up at the earliest as per suggestions and proposals of the overseas Pakistanis. He appreciated the role being played by overseas Pakistanis in the economic development of the country and said solution to their problems was the primary concern of the government, besides ensuring them best facilities for investment in the motherland. The chief minister stressed upon overseas Pakistanis to make investment in Pakistan with an open heart and assured that they would be provided maximum facilities. He also issued on the spot instructions to the administration regarding solution of the problems of overseas Pakistanis brought to his notice during the meeting.
The overseas Pakistanis while expressing their views paid tributes to chief minister over the establishment of the commission and unprecedented development in Punjab. They said that by setting up a commission for solution of the problems of overseas Pakistanis, the chief minister has won their hearts. President People’s Party Scotland said that though he did not belong to the PML-N yet he appreciated the development activities of the Punjab Government. Zubair Gull said the commendable steps taken by the chief minister for resolving the problems of expatriates were reflective that he was committed to protect interests of overseas Pakistanis and solution of their problems.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Tuesday left for Britain on a three-day visit. Talking to media at Lahore Airport before his departure, the chief minister said that Britain was an important trading partner of Pakistan and Islamabad always attached high importance to its ties with UK. He said during his visit he will hold meetings with British authorities for cooperation in education, health and other social sectors. Nation

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