ISLAMABAD: Jawad Sohrab Malik, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (SAPM OP&HRD), led a successful official visit to Qatar, which culminated in the signing of several Agreements and Letters of Intent (LOIs) with top Qatari companies. This project is expected to considerably increase employment chances for Pakistani workers 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, Jawad Sohrab Malik, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, met with Mr. Hamad Saleh Al Qamra, Chairman of Al Qamra Holding, to discuss Pakistani personnel recruitment for various firm projects. The visit also included a tour of the View Hospital, which is part of Elegancia Health Care and is currently recruiting Pakistani health professionals as a result of a recent MoU between Elegancia Health Care and Pakistan’s Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC).
The primary goal of these efforts is to increase employment opportunities for Pakistani workers in Qatar. SAPM Malik underlined Pakistan’s potential as a key manpower exporter and explained the government’s attempts to expedite this process through quality recruiting agencies and skills.
The Qatari CEOs expressed satisfaction with the Pakistani labor and a willingness to grow Pakistani manpower in their companies while conforming to Qatari government laws. The sessions also provided light on Qatar’s expanding demand for skilled personnel in sectors such as services, maintenance, hospitality, and construction, as a result of the country’s extensive infrastructure development.
During his three-day tour, Jawad Sohrab Malik met individually with Qatar’s Labour Minister, Interior Minister, and Education Minister.
