Times of Islamabad

Qatar makes a big offer to Pakistanis

Qatar makes a big offer to Pakistanis

*NEW YORK – Qatar has made a big offer to Pakistanis who desire to workoverseas.*

*Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani made goodwillgesture to Pakistan by offering employment opportunities to 100,000workers.*

The positive gesture of Qatar’s Foreign Minister came on the side lines of73rd session of the UN General Assembly where Foreign Minister MakhdoomShah Mahmood Qureshi held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart Mohammedbin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed theincrease in the bilateral trade by 53%. He appreciated the formaloperationalization of the Hamad Port and stressed to unleash the greateconomic potential between the two countries by increasing the exports insectors such as food items, construction material, pharmaceuticals, medicalequipment, sports goods and fabrics.

Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi proposed early visit of the Qatari Chamber ofCommerce and Industry and emphasized on activating the Joint BusinessCouncil, agreed between the two countries in 2017.

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani congratulatedQureshi on the successful election in Pakistan.