Islamabad, Baghdad agreed to increase supply of Pakistani manpower to Iraq
Pakistan and Iraq have agreed to finalize the signing of Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ensuring legal and risk-free migration of the Pakistani manpower to Iraq.
The agreement reached between Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development and Iraqi Labor Minister Dr Basim Abdul Zaman Majeed Al Rubaie during a meeting held in Baghdad.
It was agreed that both the countries would work together for safe and legal migration of workforce from Pakistan.
Both sides also agreed that Iraqi government would also facilitate Pakistani businesses by ensuring speedy processing of business visas.
Earlier, Zulfikar Bukhari also met with Iraqi President Barham Salih and appealed him that Pakistan sought an increase in export of Pakistani manpower to Iraq amid enhanced development activities.
Both sides agreed upon creating a mechanism to increase supply of Pakistani manpower to Iraq.