Pakistan to set up ‘fast-track’ courts to settle land-grabbing cases of overseas Pakistanis

Pakistan to set up ‘fast-track’ courts to settle land-grabbing cases of overseas Pakistanis

Dubai: Pakistan will launch 'fast-track courts' for overseas Pakistanis to settle land-grabbing cases on priority bases, said Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari, Special Assistance to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development. Speaking to Gulf News in Dubai on the sidelines of an event hosted by Pakistan Business Council in Dubai, Bukhari said that he could proudly announce that the fast-track courts would be operational within the next few months. Bukhari had first announced to set up the special court during his first visit to Dubai in January 2019 after taking charge of his office. "It took us two years to fulfil the promise I made to our Non-Resident Pakistanis due to legal formalities. Now, we are all set to roll out these courts which will bring the much needed relief to Pakistani expatriates," he added. Bukhari said that the any cases taken up by the fast-track court would be settled within 30 days. Land grabbing and property disputes are major issues overseas Pakistanis facing in their country. While they are abroad, gangs or even their relatives take illegal possession of their land or houses, and their civil cases in normal courts drag on for decades. The issue was highlighted