The Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, Khursheed Ahmed Shah, has said that Pakistan is taking all measures to meet manpower requirements of Qatar as excellent training facilities in technical and professional fields have been evolved.
He stated this while talking to Qatri Ambassador Hamad Ali Al-Hanzab, who called on him here on Friday. The Minister said that Pakistan is ready to offer manpower to Qatar in the categories of IT professionals, engineers, doctors, technical skilled and semi-skilled workforce for the industrial sector and skilled construction workers to meet the requirement of Qatar.
The Ambassador said that Pakistani manpower is rendering service in various sectors of economy of Qatar for the last many years. However, the flow of manpower to Qatar could not be increased during last few years. He said that an agreement on regulation of manpower from Pakistan to Qatar already exist between the two countries since 1987.
"We are now signing the additional protocol, which is to be signed during the visit of Minister of Labour of the State of Qatar to Pakistan in the first week of May 2008." The Ambassador also recalled the tenure of ZA Bhutto during which he played vital role to unite the Muslim Ummah on one platform to strengthening their economy. The Minister expressed hope that new vistas would open for Pakistanis' employment after signing additional protocol with Qatar.