PM’s aide explores increased employment opportunities for Pakistanis in Saudi healthcare sector

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is looking for increased employment opportunities for Pakistani professionals in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis said on Saturday, during an ongoing visit of PM’s aide Jawad Sohrab Malik to the Kingdom.
The statement came after Pakistan prime minister’s aide Jawad Sohrab Malik’s meetings with CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Dallah Healthcare Company, Dr. Ahmad Bin Saleh Babaeer, and VP (HR) of Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib hospitals, Mr. Badr Al Rowaili, the Pakistani ministry said.
The meetings were also attended by Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ahmad Farooq, and other senior government officials.
“The two hospitals are the leading health care service providers in Saudi Arabia having a number of ongoing expansion projects across the Kingdom. They expressed their satisfaction and recognized the work quality of Pakistani doctors, nurses and paramedical staff working in their hospitals,” the Pakistani ministry said in a statement.
“They further expressed their keen interest in more recruitments from Pakistan and agreed on developing training and orientation mechanisms for Pakistani health care professionals in order to effectively engage them in the Saudi health care sector.”
Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector is currently growing and has a high demand for healthcare professionals, according to the statement. The engagement with the two key players in the sector shall be beneficial for training and orientation of the Pakistani healthcare professionals, and it will create a good number of job opportunities for them in the Kingdom.
PM’s aide Malik is currently on his first visit to Saudi Arabia, aimed at fostering collaboration and exploring employment opportunities for the Pakistani workforce in the Kingdom. The visit is focused on major mega development projects that are set to open vast employment avenues for unskilled professionals in general and for skilled professionals in particular from Pakistan.
Pakistan this week signed agreements with multiple Saudi recruitment agencies for the recruitment of Pakistani professionals for ongoing mega projects in the Kingdom.
During the visit, the PM’s aide has held detailed exchange of views with Saudi employers and highlighted the importance of human resource development as per requirements of the Saudi market and economy, according to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have deep cultural, defense and economic ties, deeply rooted in history and religion. The Kingdom is home to over two million Pakistanis, making it the largest contributor to remittance inflows into the South Asian country.

PM’s aide explores increased employment opportunities for Pakistanis in Saudi healthcare sector