2. Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
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Overseas Pakistanis Foundation

3. COMPANY PROFILE
OPF was established under the Emigration Ordinance,
It was registered on 8th July, 1979 as Not for Profit Company under the Companies Act, 1913 (now Companies Ordinance, 1984, Section-42).
It is a public sector company to be governed under Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance Rules 2013) of Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
The Board of Governors is supreme body and all operations of OPF are managed under overall control of the Board.

4. VISION
MISSION
To develop OPF as a progressive, effective, dedicated, credible and professionally self-sustained organization striving for the economic and social welfare of overseas Pakistanis working or settled abroad and their families/dependents living in Pakistan and ultimately act as a one-window solution provider to all problems faced by overseas Pakistanis.
The issues faced by the Overseas Pakistanis and their families are resolved in an efficient manner. OPF will make efforts to enhance the contributions of overseas Pakistanis towards the development and progress of Pakistan through their remittances, investments and technological expertise.

5. CORE OBJECTIVES OF OPF AS PER MOA
Social welfare of the emigrants and their families in Pakistan and abroad.
Set up vocational training institutes.
Establishing housing societies for the emigrants.
Scholarships to the children of OPs for studies in science, technology, art and management in Pakistan and abroad.
Establishing educational or religious institutions where emigrants’ children study.
Grants to emigrant’s societies / association for establishing community centers, libraries and mosques.
Contd…

6. CORE OBJECTIVES OF OPF AS PER MOA
Organizing seminars and conferences in connection with events of national importance;
Opening offices of OPF in Pakistan and abroad.
Investment in commercial, industrial or service enterprises;
Purchasing / hiring land, building or other property as may be necessary.
Printing and publishing of pamphlets, reports, journals, periodicals, dailies in the interest of emigrants.
Any other investments as required by OPF.

7. Regional Office LAHORE
OFFICES
Regional Office LAHORE
Regional Office KARACHI
Head Office Islamabad
Regional Office PESHAWAR
Regional Office QUETTA
Regional Office MULTAN
Regional Office, MIRPUR – (AJ&K)

8. OPERATIONAL SETUP MANAGING DIRECTOR DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR W &S
DIVISION
EDUCATION
DIVISION
HOUSING
& WORKS
DIVISION
HR & ADMIN
DIVISION
FINANCE
DIVISION
RESEARCH,
TRAINING &
POLICY
DIVISION
AUDIT
DIVISION

9. Facilitation Counters for OPs
WELFARE PROGRAMS
OPF Membership
Compulsory members 1971 – Nov : 9.46 m
(Overseas Pakistanis registered with BE&OE).
Financial Aid Scheme
Beneficiaries
1,110
660
Amount (Million Rs.)
324
262.
Complaint Cell
Complaints received since : 19,913
Complaints settled : 18,401.
FERC Scheme
Cards issued since : 1,11,847
Amount remitted : US$ 1.74 billion.
Facilitation Counters for OPs
One Window Facilitation Desks at Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Multan, Sialkot, Quetta & Faisalabad Airports.
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10. Free Transportation of
WELFARE PROGRAMS
Relief Activities
Emergency Relief during crisis situations such as, earthquakes in Pakistan or deportation of Pakistanis from host countries.
Cases received since : 15,112
Cases settled : ,160
Amount paid/disbursed : Rs billion.
Settlement of Dues
Eye Hospitals
Mirpur (AJ&K)
Yaro Khoso (D.G. Khan)
Patients Treated
5,804
2,426
Patients Operated
127 50
Free Eye Camps
Camps Established 5 -
Patients Treated
7946
Patients Operated
887
Free Transportation of
Dead bodies
Dead bodies transported
125 81
133rd Meeting of BOG

11. Repatriation of OPs from Libya
WELFARE PROGRAMS
UNCC
Claims
Claimants entitled : ,120.
Amount paid : Rs. 19 billion (Approx.)
Establishment of NADRA Swift Centre in OPF Head office building.
Same facilities in all provinces and AJ&K at OPF Regional Offices.
NADRA Swift Centre
Repatriation of OPs from Libya
No. of OPs Repatriated : ,758
Assistance Provided : ,454
Repatriation of OPs from Yemen
No of OPs Repatriated : ,037
Assistance Provided :
Repatriation of workers from KSA
No of OPs Repatriated : ,800
Assistance Provided : ,400
Rs. 9.6 million has been paid
133rd Meeting of BOG

12. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Overall % of OPs children 14.7%
24 Institutes
Islamabad
OPF Girls College, F-8/2
OPF Boys College, H-8/4
Rawalpindi
OPF Higher Secondary School
KPK
Mansehra
Hangu
K.Syeddan
Gujrat
D.I.Khan
Sialkot
AJK 3
Kotli
Mirpur
Muzaffarabad
Bhalwal
Sheikhupura
Pakpattan
Depalpur
Multan
Quetta
PUNJAB
BALOCHISTAN
Larkana
Dadu
Sanghar
SINDH
Turbat
Karachi
Badin
Statistics
Strength of colleges
6,137
OPs children
958
Strength of public school
10,909
1,550
Overall strength
17,046
2,508
Overall % of OPs children 14.7%

13. RESERVATION OF SEATS FOR THE CHILDREN OF OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS
INSTITUTIONS
RESERVED SEATS 1.
Khyber Medical College, Peshawar
1 seat 2.
Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
2 seats 3.
KPK Agriculture University, Peshawar 4
19 P.A.F Colleges / Schools
128 seats 5.
Fatima Jinnah Dental College, Karachi
25 seats along with 15% discount in tuition fee 6.
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (Under Graduate & Post Graduate programs).
127 seats 7.
University Of Agriculture, Faisalabad
(under degree program)
22 seats 8.
Warsak Cadet College (Peshawar) reserved at their own
15 seats 9
Medical & Dental Institutions of the Punjab (Reserved by Govt. of Punjab)
76(72 MBBS & 04 BDS)
TOTAL
398 seats
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14. CRITERIA FOR NEEDY SCHOLARSHIPS
Two Children of deceased/disabled and low paid overseas Pakistanis (monthly Income less than Rs.50, 000) having valid OPF Membership are eligible .
Children of those overseas Pakistanis who return to Pakistan permanently are also eligible up to 03 years.
Scholarships are granted from Primary to Post Graduate level.
SCHOLARSHIPS AMOUNT PER ANNUM
Level of Education - Day Scholar Boarder
Primary Rs.3,000/- Rs.6,000/-
Middle Rs.4,000/- Rs.8,000/-
Secondary Rs.5,000/- Rs.10,000/-
Intermediate Rs.6,000/- Rs.12,000/-
Graduation Rs.10, 000/- Rs.15, 000/-
Post Graduate Rs.12, 000/- Rs.20, 000/-

15. CRITERIA FOR MERIT AWARD
Talented Children of overseas Pakistanis having valid OPF Membership are awarded cash award from Middle level to Post Graduation .
Talented Children securing at least 80% marks in their Board/University Exams are eligible for award.
AMOUNT OF MERIT AWARDS
Level of Education - Amount
Middle - Rs.5,000/-
Matric - Rs.6,000/-
Intermediate - Rs.10,000/-
Graduation - Rs.15,000/-
Post Graduation - Rs. 20,000/-
Professional Colleges - Rs.20,000/-

16. HOUSING FACILITIES TOTAL OPF HOUSING SCHEMES 11
COMPLETED HOUSING SCHEMES
Seven Housing schemes are complete
Raiwind Road Phase-I, Lahore.
Bhimber Road, Gujrat
Naudero Road, Larkana
Moro Road, Dadu
Budhni Road, Peshawar
Chittarpari Mirpur, AJK
Turbat Airport Road, (handed over to Baluchistan Govt. in 1993.)
Total No. of Residential plots : 9,603
Total No. of Commercial plots :
SCHEMES SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED
OPF Housing Scheme, Zone-V, Islamabad.
OPF Housing Scheme Raiwind Road, Phase-I (Extension), Lahore.
SCHEME IN TENDERING PHASE
OPF Housing Scheme Raiwind Road, Phase-II, (Farm housing scheme) Lahore.
Contd…

17. HOUSING FACILITIES SCHEME (LAND) IN PROCESS OF AUCTION
OPF Housing Scheme, Kalar Syedan Road, Rewat.
PROPOSED JOINT VENTURE WITH CDA
KBWL, Park Road Chak Shahzad, Islamabad.
NEW INITIATIVE
As approved by OPF Board of Governors consultancy firm is being hired for feasibility study & selection of site to launch a new housing scheme at overseas Pakistanis concentrated area.

18. OPF VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
One of the mandates of OPF is to establish vocational training institutions for providing training in such trades as are in demand overseas. 
OPF established Training Division in 1980.
Since its inception, OPF has trained about 60,000 persons in various institutions of OPF as well as through public / private partnership.
Main trades: Repair of Home Appliances, Earth Moving / Construction Machinery, Electrician, Tracer, Civil Draftsman, Quantity Surveyor, Electronics /TV Mechanic, Carpenter, Masson, Plumber, Welder / Steel fixer trades and IT skills.

19. NEW INITIATIVES
Re-activation of Overseas Pakistani Advisory Council (OPAC).
Rehabilitation of returning OPs.
Facilitation centre.
Advisory services for investment/ real estate/ legal issues.
Visit Program
Visit of new generation of OPs to their home land.
Implementation of E-Governance.
E-Learning initiative.
Deployment of OPF Portal.
Implementation of Video Conferencing.
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20. OPF Presentation

21. LINK SLIDES

22. OPF MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
As per Emigration Ordinance 1979 any Pakistani proceeding abroad on employment visa duly protected by the Protector of Emigrants automatically become eligible for OPF membership after depositing an amount of Rs.2,000/-
Overseas Pakistanis who have proceeded abroad after 23rd March, 1979 on valid protected work visa by the Protectorate of Emigrants, Bureau of Emigrations & Overseas Employment/ OEC are automatically registered with OPF and can avail the services of OPF.
Overseas Pakistanis remain OPF members as long as they stay abroad.
After their permanent return to Pakistan they are entitled to OPF benefit/services rendered by OPF for a period of three years.
Those Overseas Pakistanis, who are not registered with OPF can do so by getting themselves registered voluntarily with OPF after paying Rs. 2,000/- each once for all on standard terms and conditions.

23. FINANCIAL AID SCHEME
Financial Aid Scheme introduced in to provide help to the bereaved family to overcome their initial financial problems soon after the demise or disability of their earning members.
Present limit of Financial Aid is Rs. 250,000/- per case.
So far, 8,476 families have been granted financial assistance amounting to approx., Rs billion.
As per recommendation of the Finance Committee of Board of Governors (BOG) held on , the amount is proposed to be Rs. 400,000/- and Rs. 300,000/- in death and disability cases respectively subject to the approval of BOG.

24. LIMIT OF FINANCIAL AID OVER THE YEARS
Prescribed Limit 
Sewing/Knitting Photo State Machine
Rs. 10,000
Rs. 15,000
Rs. 20,000
Rs. 25,000
Rs. 30,000
Rs. 50,000
(102nd meeting of BOG )
Rs. 100,000
(104th meeting of BOG ) 
Rs. 1,50,000  
(120th meeting of BOG )
(Present Limit)
Rs. 250,000 
(127th meeting of BOG )
Rs. 300,000
Rs. 400,000
(132nd meeting of BOG )

25. DETAIL OF FINANCIAL AID SECTION-LAST FIVE YEARS
Cases
Prescribed Limit
for each case
Total amount (Rs)
401
100,000
40.10 million
404
150,000
59.55 million
673
million
799
million
1110
250,000
300,000
400,000
million
2016-Till date
535
million
TOTAL 
3922
858.3 million

26. PROVINCE WISE DETAIL OF FINANCIAL AID
No. of cases
Total Amount (Rs.)
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
852
82912,000
Baluchistan 29
2,505,000
Islamabad
126
11,400,000
FATA / FANA
262
37,700,000
Gilgit Baltistan 8
1,775,000
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2753
311,848,500
Punjab
3693
373,119,000
Sindh
220
21,806,000
Total
8476
Million
(approx.)

27. DETAIL OF FINANCIAL AID SECTION-LAST FIVE YEARS
Cases
Prescribed Limit
for each case
Total amount (Rs)
400
100,000
40 million
150,000
60 million
680
102 million
800
120 million
250,000
200 million
TOTAL 
3080
522 million

28. PROVINCE WISE DETAIL OF FINANCIAL AID
No. of cases
Total Amount (Rs.)
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
852
82912,000
Baluchistan 29
2,505,000
Islamabad
126
11,400,000
FATA / FANA
262
37,700,000
Gilgit Baltistan 8
1,775,000
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2753
311,848,500
Punjab
3693
373,119,000
Sindh
220
21,806,000
Total
8476
Million
(approx.)

29. OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS COMPLAINT CELL
NATURE OF COMPLAINTS OF OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS:
1. Illegal occupation of properties
2. Harassment by mischievous elements
3. Family disputes
4. Monetary frauds
Criminal cases
Others (Gas, Electricity connections)

30. OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS COMPLAINT CELL
REDRESSAL MECHANISM BY COMPLAINT CELL OF OPF:
Focal persons at district level in Provinces
Members Inspection Team in High Courts
Personal intervention by OPF officials
Panels of Lawyers at Head office and Regional offices
Grievance Commissioner cell, Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat Islamabad.
Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission, Lahore.
Ex-Patriate Pakistanis Compliant Wing, Supreme Court of Pakistan.

31. OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS COMPLAINT CELL
NEW MEASURES:
In order to facilitate the overseas Pakistanis, Police Officers in 5 Divisions & Additional Commissioners in 9 Divisions have been nominated as focal persons in Punjab Province.
Facilitation Centre for Overseas Pakistanis (FCOP) established at DCO Office Jhelum w.e.f. May 2014.
For AJ&K, The office of the Chief Secretary (AJK) at Islamabad has been declared as focal point which issues directives to Officers in 10 Districts being the focal persons.
For Sindh Province AIGP (Operation) Karachi is the focal person.
All Addl. Deputy Commissioners in KPK are the focal persons.
Contd…

32. OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS COMPLAINT CELL
NEW MEASURES:
For FATA 7 Political Agents are the focal persons.
All Deputy Commissioners are the focal persons in Baluchistan.
In Gilgit-Baltistan 7 SPs are the focal persons.
Grievance Commissioner Cell for overseas Pakistanis at Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) Secretariat, Islamabad.
Ex-Patriate Pakistanis Complaint Wing at Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Resolution of complaints through the office of Community Welfare Attaches (CWAs) in Pakistani Missions abroad.
Establishment of Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission.
In addition, Member Inspection Team (MIT) in various provincial High Courts have also been designated to deal with OPs Complaints.

33. FOREIGN EXCHANGE REMITTANCE CARD (FERC)
A special package of Foreign Exchange Remittance Card (FERC) has been introduced by the Ministry of Finance in September 2001 to facilitate the overseas Pakistanis community. OPF has been nominated as the implementation authority.
Overseas Pakistanis remitting foreign currency equivalent to US$2500 to US$ 50,000 per annum are entitled to the following incentives;
Five categories of remittance cards as per amount remitted.
Separate counters for special handling at international arrival/departure lounges at all International Airports in Pakistan.
Free Issuance and Renewal of passport on urgent basis.
Duty Credit as per category of remittance card.
FERC holders are able to utilize the duty credit available for the unaccompanied baggage including those seven items with fixed duty i.e., television, deep freezer, refrigerator, microwave oven, cooking range, washing machine and air conditioner.
Note: The duty credit under this scheme is not utilizable on import of vehicles. Utilization of duty credit is endorsed by the Customs on the passport of an FERC holder.
As on 27th December,2016
Type of FERC
Amount Remitted Through Normal Banking Channel
(in US $ or equivalent foreign currency)
Duty Credit In Rs.
No. of Cards Issued
Amount Remitted
(in US $)
Silver
2500 or more
10,000
39,830
190,110,013
Silver Plus
5000 or more
20,000
16,533
116,584,568
Gold
10,000 or more
30,000
43,335
712,260,181
Gold Plus
25,000 or more
50,000
7,467
242,468,103
Platinum
100,000
4,682
482,216,301
Total
111,847
1,743,639,166

34. FACILITATION COUNTERS FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS
On the direction of the Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman)’s Secretariat `One Window Facilitation Desks (OWFD)’ have been established at all major international airports in Pakistan in order to facilitate overseas Pakistanis to address the individual and systemic issues of the overseas Pakistanis related to the Government Ministries, Departments, Organization and Agencies.
S. #
Airport
Establishment 1.
Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad 2.
Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore 3.
Jinnah International Airport, Karachi 4.
Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar 5.
Quetta International Airport, Quetta 6.
Multan International Airport, Multan 7.
Sialkot International Airport, Sialkot 8.
Faisalabad International Airport, Faisalabad

35. SETTLEMENT OF DUES
OPF takes up the cases with the Employers in the host country of those OPs who expire while working abroad for recovery of their dues/ legitimate claims to facilitate the families of deceased.
Such cases are taken up with the concerned Pakistan Missions abroad on behalf of legal heirs. OPF provides assistance to the families/legal heirs in preparation of required documents. OPF Officials visit to such families & provide them necessary help and advice.
OPF has settled 9160 cases of such nature and an amount of Rs Billion has been disbursed amongst legal heirs of the deceased overseas Pakistanis, while 5,952 cases are under process.

36. FREE EYE CAMPS
In order to facilitate the people of overseas Pakistanis concentration areas, OPF has established eye camps in four provinces and AJ&K in those areas where eye treatment facilities are non-existent. Till date, 103 eye camps established, patients treated 2,38,217 and 20,526 operations performed. Establishment of eye camps in FATA have also been made a regular feature.
PROVINCE
NUMBER OF EYE CAMPS
PATIENTS TREATED
PATIENTS OPERATED
PUNJAB 18
45548
4002
SINDH 23
51624
4844
KPK 16
43851
2903
BALOCHISTAN
55927
4591
AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR 19
33130
3288
FATA 4
8237
898
TOTAL
103
238,217
20,526

37. EMERGENCY RELIEF CELL
According to estimated figures about 90,000 Pakistanis including their family members were living in Kuwait at the time of invasion on Kuwait by Iraq in 1990.
As a result of Gulf war, more than 60,000 Pakistani expatriates returned to Pakistan from Kuwait/Iraq.
At the time of their arrival in Pakistan, camps were established by the OPF at Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Taftan border to facilitate such war affectees.
These affectees were paid cash, amounting to Rs.6,000/- each at the time of their arrival to meet in land travel expenses. For this purpose, OPF contributed Rs.50 million.

38. Categories of Claims established by UNCC
Six different categories of claims had been established by the UNCC, which include the following:
1. Category “A” - Individual US $ 2500 (minimum) and
(Departure Claim) US $ 4000 (maximum)
- Family US $ 5000 (minimum)
US $ 8000 (maximum)
2. Category “B” - Maximum of US $ 10,000 (per family)
(Death & Injury Claim)
3. Category “C” - Damages upto US $ 100,000/-
4. Category “D” - Damages exceeding US $ 100,000/-
5. Category “E” - Damages/losses of private legal entities and Public Sector Enterprises.
6. Category “F” - Damages sustained by Governments and International Organizations.

39. Claim details Total number of UNCC Claimants
1st January, 1992 to 31st December,1995
44,290
Total amount approved by the UNCC and disbursed to the claimants
Rs. 17,218,286,361
Amount of Interest paid to the UNCC claimants as per order of Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Approximately Rs. 1 billion
Late / Time barred claims filed during the year 2003.
28,650
Late / Time barred partially meeting UNCC criteria and approved by the UNCC.
830
Amount approved by the UNCC and paid to the late claimants.
Rs. 718,312,081

40. NEEDY SCHOLARSHIPS
Two Children of deceased/disabled and low paid overseas Pakistanis (monthly Income less than Rs. 50,000) having valid OPF Membership are eligible .
Children of those overseas Pakistanis who return to Pakistan permanently are also eligible up to 3 years.
Scholarships are granted from Primary to Post Graduate level.
SCHOLARSHIPS AMOUNT PER ANNUM
Level of Education - Day Scholar Boarder
Primary Rs.4,500/- Rs.9,000/-
Middle Rs.6,000/- Rs.12,000/-
Secondary Rs.7,500/- Rs.15,000/-
Intermediate Rs.9,000/- Rs.16,000/-
Graduation Rs.15, 000/- Rs.22,500/-
Post Graduate Rs.18, 000/- Rs.30,000/-

41. MERIT AWARD
Talented Children of Overseas Pakistanis securing at least 80% marks in their Board/University Exams having valid OPF Membership are awarded cash award.
AMOUNT OF MERIT AWARDS
Level of Education - Amount
Middle Rs.7,500/-
Matric Rs.9,000/-
Intermediate - Rs.15,000/-
Graduation - Rs.22,000/-
Post Graduation - Rs. 23,000/-
Professional Colleges - Rs.30,000/-

42. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The deceased and disabled Overseas Pakistani should be a registered member of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation.  
Cases of those registered overseas Pakistanis will be considered for grant of financial aid who died or become disabled while working abroad or within three years from the date of their return to Pakistan.
In case of death of an overseas Pakistani his family or dependents are also entitled to avail the facility of financial aid. (Widow(s), parents and minor children through guardian).
Cases with permanent disability such as amputation, paralysis, full loss of vision (blind) will be considered for grant of financial aid.
This is onetime non-refundable grant.
The monthly income of the destitute family and disabled applicants should not be more than the amount notified by the Government of Pakistan for Tax Exemption for a year. (Present family income limit is Rs. 33,300/- per month).
Applicants are entertained on the principle of “First Come First Serve Basis”.
The applicants will be entertained once only.