ISLAMABAD, DEC 28 (DNA) –Â Qatari Ambassador Saqr bin Mubarak Al-Mansour said on Thursday that Qatar aimed to hire more workers from Pakistan for building infrastructure projects ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup.After inaugurating the first visa centre in Islamabad, the ambassador pointed out that Qatar had decided to raise the number of Pakistani workers in the Gulf country by hiring professional and semi-professional workers, who would assist in ongoing infrastructure projects.
He pointed out that Qatar had decided to include Pakistan in the first eight countries where Qatar would have two visa centres.
In Pakistan, the visa centres will be in Islamabad and Karachi. Qatar says it is opening these facilities in order to facilitate recruitment of skilled labour from Pakistan as well as to provide required visa services for visit and residence purposes in the Arab nation.
These centres will ensure speedy completion of special process for the issuance of visas and residence permits in Qatar.
The ambassador stressed that Qatar provided a good environment for foreign employees. The United Nations agency, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), has recognised the facilities provided by Qatar to foreign workers from all over the world.
Work visa applicants going to Qatar will be required to sign work contracts, get their biometric data registered and undergo medical test at the visa centre. The centre operates through an integrated electronic system to complete the recording of biometric data and required medical check-ups.
