In this file photo, migrant workers walk pushing bicycles down a street in Dubai’s Satwa district. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), a department under the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD), is set to export skilled and unskilled manpower including healthcare professionals, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the … Read more
A currency dealer counts Pakistani rupees and US dollars at his store in Karachi. -Reuters Mandate extension reflects Saudi Arabia’s continued support for Pakistan: SBP. “Act to contribute to the economic growth and development of the country. » The $3 billion deposit agreement was also extended to 2022 and 2023. The Saudi Fund for Development … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia HRH Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud on the sidelines of the One Water Summit in Riyadh on December 3, 2024. — PID Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman expressed his desire to visit Pakistan during his meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz … Read more
Saudi Arabia prepares to organize a winter World Cup in 2034, after a FIFA evaluation report for the tournament’s sole candidate highlighted the likelihood of the competition taking place “between October and April” due to “local climatic conditions” and cited it as “high risk”. FIFA will announce the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 World … Read more
Former Army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa (left) and Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI founder Imran Khan. — ISPR/Screenshot via X/@PTIOfficial Former Army Chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday slammed the allegations of Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, against Saudi Saudi Arabia of “baseless”. This … Read more
(From left) Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Minister for Defense. — APP/APP/AFP/Files Dar criticizes PTI for targeting Saudi relations for political purposes. Khawaja Asif says PTI has started using Sharia card. Tarar calls Bushra’s allegations “extremely dirty.” Different … Read more
The International Monetary Fund logo is seen inside the headquarters in Washington, United States, October 9, 2016. — Reuters Potential delay linked to Saudi Arabia conditions on the Reko Diq project. Sources suggest Pakistan has a backup plan if Saudi oil facilities shut down. The IMF mission discusses external financing in the context of economic … Read more