For Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia

Power of attorney for Pakistan, signed in Saudi Arabia.

For Pakistanis working in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah or Madinah who need someone at home to sell, rent, file a case or collect an inheritance for them — without handing over more power than the job needs.

Short answer. From Saudi Arabia you can sign through NADRA online, at the Embassy in Riyadh or the Consulate General in Jeddah, or before a Saudi notary with an apostille. Saudi Arabia joined the Apostille Convention in December 2022, so a Saudi notary plus Saudi apostille is accepted in Pakistan. Draft it as a special power of attorney for one property or one case.

KBL & Associates, Lahore · Updated 23 October 2026 · Pakistani law only. We are Pakistani advocates and do not advise on the law of Saudi Arabia.

What matters when you work from Saudi Arabia.

Do not wait for your vacation

Many Gulf clients hold papers back until annual leave, which your employer often controls. NADRA’s online route means the power of attorney can be signed this week from Riyadh, and the case starts now.

Special, not general

A general power of attorney lets the attorney do almost anything with your property, and it is where most of the fraud files we see begin. Name one property, one act, and an end date.

Housing societies have their own rules

DHA and other societies often have their own forms and verification for transfers through an attorney. We check the current requirement before you sign, so the document passes first time.

How the file runs from Saudi Arabia.

You stay at work. We appear in Lahore on your power of attorney; a court can still ask for you by video link at a particular stage.

Tell us the job

Which property or case, and exactly what the attorney may do. Sale, rent, a court case, a succession file — each needs different wording.

We send the wording

A special power of attorney naming the property by khasra, plot or file number, the act allowed, what is forbidden, where the money goes, and an end date.

You sign in Saudi Arabia

Through NADRA online, at the Embassy in Riyadh or the Consulate General in Jeddah, or before a Saudi notary with an apostille. We confirm which one the receiving office in Pakistan will take before you book.

Verification and use

The original comes to Lahore. Where it is used to sell or transfer property it is presented for verification at the sub-registrar or society before the transfer desk acts on it.

A typical file from Saudi Arabia.

A driver in Riyadh wants his younger brother in Lahore to rent out the family’s upper portion and collect the rent into his own bank account. He cannot get leave for another eight months.

We draft a special power of attorney limited to renting that portion: tenancy for no more than eleven months at a time, rent paid by banking channel to his account, no sale, mortgage or further delegation, and an expiry date. He signs through NADRA’s online system with two witnesses from his workplace. The tenancy is signed the following week.

Illustrative example, not a client file. Timelines depend on the court, the district and the other side.

Document route from Saudi Arabia.

The single most expensive mistake overseas clients make is paying for the wrong signing route.

Notary plus apostille. Sign before a notary in Saudi Arabia, then an apostille from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Apostille Convention has applied to Saudi Arabia since 7 December 2022 and operates with Pakistan, so no Pakistani mission attestation is legally needed — though some registrars still prefer a mission-attested document, and we check first.
NADRA online power of attorney. For CNIC, NICOP and POC holders at poa.nadra.gov.pk: biometrics for you and two witnesses, online payment, and an online interview with the mission you select. No visit.
In person at a mission. The Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh, or the Consulate General in Jeddah.
Death certificates, court orders and other public documents from Saudi Arabia are apostilled by the competent Saudi authority and then used in Pakistan.

What we will ask for

Your CNIC, NICOP or POC (or passport only, if you hold no Pakistani ID — the route changes).
The attorney’s CNIC copy.
Property identifiers: khasra or khewat numbers, or plot, block and society name, or registry number.
Two witnesses with valid ID for the signing.
For a sale: buyer’s name, the minimum price, and the bank account the proceeds must reach.

Time difference with Lahore.

Lahore is 2 hours ahead of Saudi Arabia all year. Neither country changes its clocks.
A 10:00 AM hearing in Lahore is 8:00 AM in Riyadh, so the update is with you early in your day.
Our office day, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lahore, is 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Riyadh. Fridays are a working day in Lahore.
WhatsApp is read Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pakistan time. Fees are quoted in writing before any work starts.

Questions from Saudi Arabia.

Does a power of attorney signed in Saudi Arabia need an apostille for Pakistan?

If you use a Saudi notary, yes: the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs apostille makes it valid in Pakistan without mission attestation. If you use NADRA online or sign at the Embassy or Consulate, the mission attestation replaces the apostille.

General or special power of attorney?

Special, almost always. A special power of attorney names one property and one purpose, and it is far harder to misuse.

I gave my brother a general power of attorney years ago. How do I cancel it?

Sign a revocation deed through one of the same routes from Saudi Arabia, send written notice to the attorney, and notify the sub-registrar, society and any bank. If the attorney has already sold or mortgaged, the transaction is challenged in court.

Can my witnesses be colleagues at work?

For NADRA’s online route the two witnesses give biometrics online, so colleagues or friends with valid ID can usually act. We confirm the current requirement when we send the wording.

Tell us what the power of attorney is for. We send the wording and the route to use from Saudi Arabia.

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