PM Kakar wants to send qualified workers abroad through vocational training
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said on Monday that steps should be taken to increase employment prospects for competent people abroad since Pakistani workers are rapidly leaving the country in quest of work.
The prime minister declared during a federal cabinet meeting that professional education and vocational training programmes should be developed in line with demands of the global markets.
According to a news release from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Mr. Kakar emphasised the importance of getting to work on equipping the nation’s workforce with the skills necessary for modern jobs.
Many individuals are moving abroad in search of employment. This extraordinary mass exodus of the labour force is believed to be the primary cause.
On the recommendation of federal ministry of education and professional training, the cabinet approved an amended agreement between National Vocational and Technical Training Commission and Saudi Agency Takamol.
It also approved the MoU between the Area Studies Center, University of Peshawar, and Central Asia Research Centre of Corvinus, University of Hungary.
The cabinet also approved the appointment of Lt-Gen Munir Afsar as the Nadra chairman.
The cabinet also approved the name of Summit Bank Limited as Bank Mukarramah Limited on the recommendation of the finance ministry.
The cabinet also approved an agreement between the governments of Pakistan and Ecuador, under which diplomatic, officials and special passport holders of the two countries would be exempt from visa requirements.
The cabinet also gave assent to the decisions taken in the meetings of the Economic Coordination Committee on Sept 6 and Sept 19.
Anti-polio drive
Earlier, the PM launched a five-day polio vaccination drive targeting around 44 million children across the country.
Speaking on the occasion, the PM said 350,000 polio workers would participate in the drive to administer anti-polio vaccine drops to 44 million children aged 0-5 years.
He termed the polio workers the nation’s heroes who braved challenges while making the anti-polio drive successful. He also mentioned the support of international partners for eradication of polio from Pakistan.
