ISLAMABAD - Minister of State for Communication Murad Saeed said has that the government is taking several steps for well-being of Pakistani workers in the Gulf countries.
Responding to a question in the National Assembly during the question hour, he said numbers of community welfare attaches are being increased to safeguard Pakistani workers’ interest. He said Pakistani Missions abroad are providing legal assistance to resolve issues of Pakistani Diaspora. He said it is also being ensured that benefits under work agreements of Pakistani citizens will be protected.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan informed the House that a total 2041 families comprising over ten thousand Temporarily Displaced Persons are still residing at Baka-Khel Camp.
He said currently the camp is used as a transit hub of TDPs who fled to Afghanistan and it will be de-commissioned as soon as areas of their return are declared safe and repatriation of these families commences. He said the TDPs will continue to get assistance under TDPs status till they are repatriated and settled at their places.