ISLAMABAD: In a major development, Islamabad has launched digital land record and passport processing services for Pakistanis living in the United Kingdom (UK), the Pakistani foreign office said on Monday.
The development came during a visit to the UK by Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who inaugurated the landmark initiatives at the Pakistan High Commission in London on Monday.
The UK is home to over 1.6 million Pakistanis who have often complained of difficulties in sale, purchase, transfer and settlement of disputes concerning their lands back home, despite contributing significantly to remittances, business and cultural links.
The Land Record Service enables British Pakistanis to remotely access and manage property records in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province, according to the foreign office.
“This digital platform offers services such as online sale deeds, ‘Fard’ (Record of Rights), ‘e-Girdawari,’ mutation entries and document attestation, all secured by blockchain technology to ensure transparency and prevent fraud,” the foreign office said in a statement.
