Founder & Chairman
Naeem Naqshbandi
Founded OPWC in 2015 and leads its development, community representation and engagement with Pakistani institutions.
Read Naeem’s biographyOverseas 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 & Chairmanwe go further.
Rooted in the United KingdomConnected to PakistanServing our community since 2015
What brings us together
Welfare. Outreach.
Representation.
OPWC connects people with one another, with practical support and with the institutions that matter to their lives.
Explore our workOur leadership
Serving the council
and its community
OPWC’s work has brought together its leadership, local organisers, specialist forums and volunteers.
President
Haji Abid Hussain
Contributes to the council’s community representation, welfare activities and gatherings, drawing on his experience in hospitality.
Read Abid’s biography
Independence Day & Defence Day celebrations · 2015Our story
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.
Explore our storyFrom our community
Stories from our work.
OPWC hosts overseas Pakistanis’ seminar in Slough.
Community leaders, councillors and lawyers joined OPF, Punjab OPC and Pakistan High Commission representatives to strengthen ties with overseas Pakistanis.
Read the storyNADRA outreach comes to Hemel Hempstead.
OPWC worked with the Pakistan High Commission and the local mosque committee to bring NADRA services closer to the community.
Read the storyFood support for NHS, Police and Royal Mail key workers.
OPWC distributed food packages to frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic on behalf of the Pakistan High Commission.
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