Japan to import skilled Pakistani manpower

Special Assistant to the Prime Minster on Overseas Pakistanis announces that Japan will induct Pakistan’s skill manpower in its economic sectors.

According to the details, Pakistan Ministry of overseas Pakistani and Japan will sign a Memorandum of Understanding in Islamabad on Monday for importation of skilled Pakistani manpower in fourteen different sectors.

The announcement was made by Special Assistant to the Prime Minster on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari during an online interactive session with the expatriates in Islamabad.

Bukhari said the MoU will enable Pakistanis to work in construction, information technology, nursing, manufacturing, engineering and others sectors.

Japan PM cancels visit to India

Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda met Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari in Islamabad for a pre-discussion on the MoU to be signed on Monday.

Sources said, both dignitaries discussed a wide range of issues related to trade, tourism and Pakistani manpower.

The ambassador also said three to six months Japanese language proficiency course would be arranged in far flung areas of Pakistan so as to accommodate maximum number of Pakistanis to work in Japan.

Last week, due to the worsened situation of Delhi, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe canceled his planned visit to India.

It is pertinent to mention that unstoppable clashes in Indian capital, Delhi between police and hundreds of university students has erupted over enactment of a new citizenship law that critics say undermines India’s secular foundations.