ISLAMABAD: Qatar plans to issue work visa to around 100,000 Pakistanis in different sectors. He added that Doha had already opened visa centres in Karachi and Islamabad to ease the process for workers and professionals. Pakistan is the third country after Sri Lanka and Bangladesh where Qatar has opened the visa facilitation centre. In 2016, Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan to take in 200,000 Pakistani professionals and workers. Applicants seeking work visa will be required to sign contracts, register their biometric data and undergo medical tests at the visa centre.

Source: Pakistan Today January 31, 2019 07:41 UTC