PM adviser Zulfi Bukhari meets Iraqi president, seeks to increase labour force in Iraq
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Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari, special assistant to the prime minister on overseas Pakistanis and human resource development, on Wednesday informed Iraqi President Barham Salih that Pakistani is seeking an increase in its labour force in Iraq amid development activities in the country.
Bukhari, during an official visit, met President Salih at the Presidential Office in Baghdad to discuss matters related to the Pakistani labour force in the country.
He appealed to the Iraqi premier to enhance the size of the Pakistani workforce in his country.
Additionally, the prime minister's adviser also discussed matters of mutual interest with the Iraqi president.
The incumbent government is committed to exploring employment opportunities in international markets and intends to train them at par with global standards, according to APP.
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Jan 24, 2019 11:37am
Iraq? Never thought we had relations with Iraq.
Good to know someone is really working hard to get the jobs for us!
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Jan 24, 2019 11:45am
Iraq is still not a safe place for outsiders. They just want to rebuild their cities, such as Raqqa, and do not pay in time. The living conditions are terrible.
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Jan 24, 2019 11:46am
Well no one in the right mind will want to go to iraq to work.better work in pakistan
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Jan 24, 2019 11:53am
Please analyze Iraqi security situation very carefully before sending any Pakistani there. #Pakistanilivesmatter
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Jan 24, 2019 11:58am
Be careful of labour force welfare.
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Jan 24, 2019 12:00pm
His name was in the ECL and he has many NAB references. Moreover he is not even a Pakistani citizen. He has no right to represent Pakistan at top level.
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Jan 24, 2019 12:10pm
Good efforts of PTI Government, i am working at Karabla Oil Refinery Project Iraq, at this project total manpower is around 14,000, (Bangladeshi 4000+, Indian 3500+, we Pakistani only 17 and rest are local Iraqi),
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Jan 24, 2019 12:14pm
is this a joke??
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Jan 24, 2019 12:17pm
This guy bokhari is shady. Heard a quite a few things of giving govt contracts to his buddies without proper due process
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Jan 24, 2019 12:25pm
This is an excellent approach by the government of not only providing job opportunities for the workforce, but also open new windows of earning foreign exchange for the country. I have been to Iraq 2 years back and am a witness to the thriving country, desperately in need of reconstruction and redevelopment. We must exploit the situation as early as possible.
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Jan 24, 2019 12:36pm
1 PKR = 8 Iraqi Dinar. If a Pakistani earn 1 lack there, it would be 11 thousand rupees here. What's the point?
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Jan 24, 2019 12:41pm
Very good decision... We want pakistani people get job and become prosperous and happiness in their lives
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Jan 24, 2019 12:42pm
Very nice decision
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Jan 24, 2019 12:44pm
@rehan, are you a joke.
All sub continent countries have thousands of workers employed in Iraq.
Pakistan has the least.
Iraq is not what it was few years back.
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Jan 24, 2019 12:49pm
PTI leadership has their head in clouds, no one want to work in the war ridden country
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Jan 24, 2019 12:52pm
Good initiative on the part of Mr. Zulfi to find better job opportunities for his Pakistani country men.
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Jan 24, 2019 12:54pm
He should give away his British nationality if he is serious about working for Pakistan. He is just roaming around that world on taxpayers money, just like his best friend, Mr. PM!! The govt should present comparison of money spent on (federal and provincial) cabinet ministers visits in this govt and the previous govt.
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Jan 24, 2019 01:11pm
Sir
Besides in reading the labour force abroad, why not the government sign a deal with Microsoft to train the youths to gain IT qualifications as they are widespread job opportunities in the IT sector in Europe.
Thanks
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Jan 24, 2019 01:24pm
Not a nice play to stay.
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Jan 24, 2019 01:54pm
Much appreciated efforts.
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Jan 24, 2019 02:06pm
Good move by PTI
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Jan 24, 2019 02:27pm
Try to make contracts in EU countries especially Germany
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Jan 24, 2019 02:35pm
The Iraqi President must have asked Bukhari if he can send labour to Pakistan. Bad PR move by the Imran Khan government.
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Jan 24, 2019 02:36pm
Isn't Zulfi Bukhari's name on the ECL?
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Jan 24, 2019 02:37pm
Countries like Iraq going through massive scale re-developments after war devastation will defintely need a huge workforce and Pakistan can rightly benefit from it. Good move!
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Jan 24, 2019 03:12pm
I would like our Overseas Minister to visit EU countries as well for the same efforts for skilled labor. Specially here in Germany.
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Jan 24, 2019 03:28pm
Yeah. Government of Pakistan is or was responsible for security of its citizen.
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Jan 24, 2019 03:37pm
Everyone please stay in Pakistan and make it a better place to live.
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Jan 24, 2019 04:12pm
Who wants to go to an active war zone to work?
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Jan 24, 2019 04:30pm
Why he himself don't shift to Iraq, that will be big favor for Pakistani people
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Jan 24, 2019 05:15pm
Great job by PM and Zulfi Bukhari.
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Jan 24, 2019 05:41pm
Good move, but action is needed, not just meetings and dinners.
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Jan 24, 2019 05:48pm
I thought Imran Khan would bring overseas jobs home, not the other way around.
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Jan 24, 2019 05:58pm
@Mansoor ali shaikh, where did you get your information from. You are quoting figures from which source.
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Jan 24, 2019 06:14pm
Lets send TLP workers first
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Jan 24, 2019 06:53pm
Iraqi President has no powers.. he is just a figure head and has no influence on any department. PTI is fooling people
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Jan 24, 2019 06:56pm
Good lad and doing a good job.
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Jan 24, 2019 07:36pm
@Sara, When you gain the membership card of the ruling elite, name of ECL does not matter, you become untouchable!
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Jan 24, 2019 07:37pm
@Qasim, Raqqa is not part of Iraq. It's in Syria.
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Jan 24, 2019 07:56pm
@Mohsin, Do you have any idea about the qualification required to be a craftsman in Germany?
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Jan 24, 2019 08:00pm
@Ramesh, why indians write jealous comments here regarding pakistani lives?
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Jan 24, 2019 08:00pm
Why cant we improve our country and create employment here. I thought we were going to attract people here. Now we seems desperate to export our workers to whichever place. Hopefully our government can also negotiate decent salary, accommodation and living for these workers.
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Jan 24, 2019 08:13pm
I think we should not send our countrymen to any Arab country. Didn’t we learn from the track record of the abusive, slavery-like system of the Gulf countries for foreign workers?
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Jan 25, 2019 01:27am
@Bilal Vaseer, try to digest facts.
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Jan 26, 2019 08:35am
Very good step taken by Pm IK☺
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Jan 26, 2019 08:36am
Outstanding
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