Power of attorney for Pakistan, signed in the UAE.
For Pakistanis working in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or Ajman 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 the UAE you can sign through NADRA online or at the Embassy in Abu Dhabi or the Consulate General in Dubai. The UAE is not in the Apostille Convention, so a local notary plus apostille will not work for 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 the UAE.
What matters when you work from the UAE.
Do not wait for your vacation
Many Gulf clients hold papers back until annual leave. NADRA’s online route means the power of attorney can be signed this week from Dubai, 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 the UAE.
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 UAE
Through NADRA online or at the Embassy in Abu Dhabi or the Consulate General in Dubai. 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 UAE.
A driver in Dubai 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 the UAE.
The single most expensive mistake overseas clients make is paying for the wrong signing route.
- No apostille from the UAE. The UAE is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so a UAE notary plus apostille is not an option for Pakistan.
- 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, Abu Dhabi, or the Consulate General in Dubai. The route for anyone without a Pakistani identity document.
- Documents issued by a UAE authority — a death certificate, a court document — are attested locally, then by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then by the Pakistani mission, before a Pakistani office accepts them.
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 1 hour ahead of the UAE all year. Neither country changes its clocks.
- A 10:00 AM hearing in Lahore is 9:00 AM in Dubai, so the day’s update usually reaches you before lunch.
- Our office day, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lahore, is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Dubai — most of your working day overlaps.
- 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 UAE.
No. The UAE is not a party to the Apostille Convention. Sign through NADRA’s online system or at the Embassy in Abu Dhabi or the Consulate General in Dubai.
Special, almost always. A special power of attorney names one property and one purpose, and it is far harder to misuse.
Sign a revocation deed through one of the same routes from the UAE, 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.
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.
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