The Bureau of Emigration has introduced a new requirement for obtaining employment visas for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), making it mandatory for applicants to submit a police character certificate.
Adnan Paracha, Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Overseas Employment Promoters Association (POEPA), explained that this step is now a prerequisite for individuals seeking work opportunities in the UAE. He welcomed the decision, stating that it addresses concerns raised by the UAE government, as reported by Express News.
Paracha revealed that complaints had been received about some Pakistanis engaging in begging and other illegal activities in the UAE. He emphasized the importance of adhering to UAE laws, given the close and friendly ties between the two countries.
The UAE has already imposed an ‘unannounced’ visit visa ban on 24 cities in Pakistan, now extended to 30 cities. Additionally, Pakistanis have faced significant challenges obtaining work visas over the past year, resulting in over 100,000 individuals being unable to secure employment in the UAE during that time.
Remittances and Diplomatic Efforts
Highlighting the UAE’s importance as the second-largest source of remittances for Pakistan after Saudi Arabia, Paracha urged the federal government to intensify diplomatic efforts to resolve work visa-related issues.
Measures Against Begging
In a related development, Pakistan has added 4,300 names to its Exit Control List (ECL) to curb the rising number of Pakistani beggars in Saudi Arabia. The measure follows a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Interior Minister. The discussion, attended by Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Maliki, focused on enhancing bilateral relations, including paramilitary exchanges and joint training programs.
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Pakistani officials lifting sheikh’s balls.
Inidan already taken in mouth so no chance for poor pakistani
Why the hell they have Welcomed the decision, dumb are governing us and dumber are on roads.
I’m looking for a job in Dubai security guard as I have five years of experience with Emirates national security services Dubai and I’m being stucked here in
Pakistan due to visa banned plz I want to travel back to Dubai as it’s a perfect country to live and to earn money love Dubai and big respect for the UAE ruler’s who always think for the people of UAE .
Put Shahbaz shareef name on this beggars ECL
shame to put your personal govt and public issues here..
I think the main reason behind this issue is acceptability of begging as a routine phenomenon in our society and now we have arrived at a point where we have begun exporting it. It’s time to put our house in order.
Begging is our ministerial attitude, why not UAE condemn at high Level official, UAE is also involve in protection of high level begging from Pakistan.
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Begging is very common in Pakistan as when we leave our home and go to market,having shopping and tea somewhere we interact with dozens of beggars, on road, on shops, in mosques, on signals even in train and buses. Where we are going as a nation. Travel agents send beggars to other countries and get their share.
These beggers are humiliating and destroying the image of pakistan and government must must must pass very strict legal punishment for thise found begging in foreign countries … they must be jailed to atleast 1 year and banned to travel for life.
Is Faisalabad is also include in these cities,whose visaw is banned ?
what is difference between begging by government and begging by citizens.
First of all Pakistan government should stop begging in middle east when ever our government visit in these countries they begging to there sheikh’s. when Pakistani’s see that all situation they think we are begger and they start begging in these countries.
Stop giving money to road beggars
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