ISLAMABAD: South Korean Ambassador to Pakistan Kwak Sung-Kyu Thursday saidhis country would import more workforce from Pakistan in the coming days.
He extended this assurance during a meeting with Special Assistant to PrimeMinister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development ZulfikarBukhari here, said a press release issued here.
Both the dignitaries discussed matters of mutual interest wherein SouthKorean side agreed to increase workers quota for Pakistan. During themeeting, the SAPM informed the ambassador that the country had exportedonly 700 workers to South Korea last year and expressed his government’sdesire to enhance the numbers.
Meanwhile, South Korea had also showed keen interest to invest in PakistanRailways to further improve its capacity. The Ambassador also showedconfidence in the tourism industry of Pakistan and said that tourism wasamong one of the sectors, which possessed huge potential.
He said there are several cultural heritage sites in Pakistan, which couldhelp attract tourists from his country. The Ambassador said some culturalsites in Pakistan also had religious attractions for South Korean tourists.
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Zulfikar Bukhari assured the Ambassador that Prime Minister’s TourismTask-force was working to retain confidence of the tourists so thatinternational tourism in Pakistan could be flourished.
Zulfikar Bukhari said that the law and order situation had improved inPakistan and the road network was being improved to provide an easy accessto tourists attractions in northern areas of Pakistan.
