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Pakistan-Qatar ink agreements to boost job opportunities

This initiative aims to significantly improve employment prospects for the Pakistani workforce in Qatar

By Asim Yasin
January 23, 2024
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Jawad Sohrab Malik during an agreement signing event in Qatar in this photo. — Supplied
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Jawad Sohrab Malik during an agreement signing event in Qatar in this photo. — Supplied

ISLAMABAD: To enhance job opportunities for Pakistanis, Jawad Sohrab Malik, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (SAPM OP&HRD), led an official visit to Qatar. The visit culminated in the signing of several agreements and letters of intent (LOIs) with top Qatari companies.

This initiative aims to significantly improve employment prospects for the Pakistani workforce in Qatar. The signing of these agreements with renowned Qatari firms, including Qatari Diyar-Saudi Bin Laden Group Construction (QD-SBG), Hamad Bin Khaled Contracting Company W.L.L. (HBK), Ali Bin Ali Holding W.L.L., Sheikh Jabor Bin Mansour Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani (JMJ) Holding, Tabeeb Care Medical Services, and Al Rawnaq International Commercial Projects, marks a crucial step in strengthening bilateral relations between Pakistan and Qatar in the field of human resource development. In addition to these agreements, SAPM Jawad Sohrab Malik held a significant meeting with Mr. Hamad Saleh Al Qamra, Chairman of Al Qamra Holding, focusing on the recruitment of Pakistani manpower for various company projects. The visit also included a tour of the View Hospital, a part of Elegancia Health Care, where the recruitment of Pakistani health professionals is underway following a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Elegancia Health Care and the Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) of Pakistan.