ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday lauded the cooperation of Kuwait in resumption of visas for Pakistani families and businessmen after a decade-long suspension. “We greatly appreciate Kuwaiti cooperation in this regard,” Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in response to media queries. He said that the relevant Pakistani and Kuwaiti authorities were also working together […]
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Resumption of work visa will create new employment opportunities for countrymen, says interior minister
Pakistani ambassador to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider confirmed that Kuwait had agreed to resume granting visas to Pakistanis of various kinds for work and family visits, Arabic daily Al Rai reported. After a decade-long suspension, Kuwait on Sunday announced an “immediate” resumption of different visas including in family and business categories for Pakistani citizens. Kuwait […]
‘KSA allocates special manpower quota for Pakistani workers’
MULTAN – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman would pay his second visit to Pakistan soon. Speaking with journalists, he said that a delegation of Saudi officials would visit Pakistan after Eid-ul-Fitr and this visit will be followed by a two-day visit by […]
Kuwait Foreign Minister to arrive in Pakistan for a two-day visit
ISLAMABAD: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah will arrive in Islamabad today for a two-day trip, announced the Foreign Office on Wednesday. The Kuwaiti minister is arriving at the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. The FO said that the Sabah will lead a Kuwaiti delegation including senior officials from the Kuwaiti […]
Hunt for backers of ‘sleeper cell’ militants who fled Egypt for Kuwait
JEDDAH/CAIRO: Security chiefs launched an investigation on Saturday to find out how a militant cell linked to the banned Muslim Brotherhood escaped from Egypt and set up operations in Kuwait. The militants were arrested on Friday in a series of raids by Kuwaiti security forces. A special unit of Kuwait’s Interior Ministry uncovered the cell, […]
Infantino urges Kuwait to host 2022 World Cup matches
FIFA president Gianni Infantino met Kuwait’s emir on Sunday, state media said, amid reports the Gulf state is in talks to host matches to support Qatar during the 2022 World Cup. Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and the head of the country’s sports federation met with Infantino on a low-profile visit that began Saturday, […]
Kuwaiti TV presenter suspended for calling male colleague ‘handsome’
Kuwaiti government suspended a female TV presenter after she called a male colleague ‘handsome’ on live television. According to reports, Basima al-Shammar asked her colleague, Nawaf, to stop fixing his head garment since he looked ‘handsome’ as he was. “Nawaf, you don’t need to adjust your head garment, you’re handsome as is,” she had said. The […]