Legal help in Pakistan for Pakistanis living in the UK.
Property, inheritance, family and child adoption matters in Pakistan, run from Lahore while you stay in London, Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester or Glasgow.
Short answer. Pakistanis living in the UK can instruct a Lahore firm on property, inheritance, family and child adoption matters in Pakistan without travelling. The power of attorney is signed through NADRA’s online system, at the Pakistan High Commission, London, or consulates in Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester and Glasgow, or before a local notary with an apostille from the FCDO Legalisation Office, because the Apostille Convention operates between the UK and Pakistan.
Reviewed by Khalil Ahmad Bhullah, Founding Partner · Last reviewed 22 September 2026 · Pakistani law only
What Pakistanis in the UK bring us.
Mirpur is not Lahore
A large share of British Pakistani property sits in Mirpur, Kotli, Bhimber and Dadyal. Azad Jammu & Kashmir has its own courts and its own land-revenue records, separate from Punjab. The forum, the record office and the timetable all change. Tell us the district in your first message.
A Pakistani divorce certificate is not the end of the UK question
Whether England and Wales recognise a Pakistani talaq or khula depends on UK law and on how the divorce was obtained. If you intend to remarry in the UK or use the divorce in an immigration application, take UK family-law advice before relying on the Pakistani papers.
Property occupied or sold behind your back
Relatives, qabza groups, tenants in default, forged transfers. Special courts for overseas Pakistanis, the Illegal Dispossession Act and civil suits.
Power of attorney from the UK
Drafted narrowly for one property or one case, signed by the route that works from the UK. Revocation if one is being misused.
Inheritance and succession
NADRA succession certificates with biometric verification from the UK through the Pak ID app, inheritance mutation, and court cases when a share is withheld.
Divorce, khula and custody
Talaq notice, khula, maintenance and custody in Pakistan, with a straight note on how the UK treats Pakistani family orders.
Documents from the UK.
The single most expensive mistake overseas clients make is paying for the wrong signing route.
Notary plus apostille works from the UK
Sign before a notary in the UK and have it apostilled by the FCDO Legalisation Office. Pakistan accepts that apostille without attestation by a Pakistani mission or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some Pakistani registrars still prefer a mission-attested document; we check the specific office before you pay for an appointment.
NADRA’s online power of attorney
CNIC, NICOP and POC holders can apply at poa.nadra.gov.pk: upload the document, give biometrics for yourself and two witnesses, pay online, and take an online interview with the Pakistani mission you select. Foreign nationals with no Pakistani identity document must attend the mission.
Documents issued in the UK for use in Pakistan
Death certificates, court orders and other public documents from the UK are apostilled by the competent authority and then used in Pakistan — typically for inheritance, divorce and child adoption files. Ask us which certified form the Pakistani office needs before ordering.
Child guardianship and adoption.
Working with Lahore from the UK.
- In London, a 10:00 AM Lahore hearing is 5:00 AM outside daylight saving and 6:00 AM during it. Our office day, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lahore, runs 4:00 AM to 1:00 PM (5:00 AM to 2:00 PM in daylight saving). Pakistan does not change its clocks, so the gap moves when yours do.
- WhatsApp is read Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pakistan time. A message sent after hours is answered the next business morning in Lahore.
Questions from Pakistanis in the UK.
Sign before a notary in the UK and have it apostilled by the FCDO Legalisation Office. Pakistan accepts that apostille without attestation by a Pakistani mission or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some Pakistani registrars still prefer a mission-attested document; we check the specific office before you pay for an appointment.
In London, a 10:00 AM Lahore hearing is 5:00 AM outside daylight saving and 6:00 AM during it. Our office day, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lahore, runs 4:00 AM to 1:00 PM (5:00 AM to 2:00 PM in daylight saving). Pakistan does not change its clocks, so the gap moves when yours do. We book calls in the overlap.
Usually, yes. With a power of attorney signed from the UK, we file in Punjab’s special court for overseas Pakistanis’ property, under the Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005, or by civil suit, depending on the facts, and appear at the hearings. A court can require your attendance or evidence by video link at a particular stage.
That is decided under the law of the UK, not Pakistani law. For a child, ask the Home Office (Appendix Adoption) and a UK adoption agency or local authority before anything is filed in Pakistan. For a divorce, take local family-law advice. We make the Pakistani process correct and properly documented so it has the best chance of being accepted.
Your matter, step by step from the UK.
Living in the UK? Tell us the district in Pakistan and send the papers.
Fintech, NBFC and virtual assets in Pakistan
If you are a company (not a family file), the usual doors are fintech and digital payments, NBFC and business finance, and virtual assets and crypto. China-origin groups use the dedicated China desk. Method: international corporate clients.