Oman Agrees to Lift Visa Curbs for Skilled Punjab Workers

عمان کا پنجاب سے ہنر مند کارکنوں پر ویزا پابندیاں ختم کرنے کی تجویز سے اتفاق

Oman Agrees to Lift Visa Curbs for Skilled Punjab Workers

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met Oman's minister for agriculture, fisheries and water resources, Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al Habsi, in Muscat on Tuesday to widen bilateral cooperation. He agreed to lift visa restrictions on skilled workers from Punjab and offered the province its first shrimp centre.

Both sides agreed to increase livestock exports for milk and meat. Maryam offered high-quality Punjab meat to Muscat at competitive international prices.

She said thousands of young people have received market-aligned training under the Skill Development Programme, and that young people are 65 percent of Pakistan's population. She described trial shrimp farming in Muzaffargarh and Sargodha, and plans for shrimp farming on 30,000 acres, including Bahawalpur.

Saud said Oman would tell Punjab which skilled workers it needs. Maryam also praised the security forces on Tuesday for a successful counter-terrorism operation in North Waziristan.

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