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Overseas Pakistanis Welfare Council

Helping hands.
Caring hearts.

Community welfare, outreach and representation for overseas Pakistanis in the UK.

The Overseas Pakistanis Welfare Council brings volunteers, community leaders and Pakistani institutions together. Serving our community since 2015.

Naeem NaqshbandiFounder & Chairman
Chairman Naeem Naqshbandi, wearing a green tie on the right, with civic leaders at the Pakistan High Commission in London
OPWC at the High CommissionChairman Naeem Naqshbandi (green tie, right) with civic leaders · London, 2026Together,
we go further.
Rooted in the United KingdomConnected to PakistanServing our community since 2015
Naeem Naqshbandi, founder and chairman of OPWC, at the Pakistan High Commission
Naeem NaqshbandiFounder & Chairman, OPWC

Founder & Chairman

Naeem
Naqshbandi

Community leadership and public service since 2015.

Naeem Naqshbandi founded OPWC in 2015 and leads its work in community welfare, consular outreach and representation for overseas Pakistanis.

His public service has included advisory and representative appointments, the development of local and specialist OPWC forums, and sustained engagement with Pakistani institutions on the concerns of families living abroad.

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Since 2015Founder and chairman of OPWC.
OPWC Independence Day and Defence Day celebrations in MaidenheadIndependence Day & Defence Day celebrations · 2015

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From Maidenhead
to Slough.

Established in 2015, OPWC has brought people together around a shared purpose: the wellbeing of overseas Pakistanis.

From national-day celebrations in Maidenhead in 2015 to the Slough community seminar in 2025, OPWC has brought people together with civic leaders and Pakistani institutions.

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