ISLAMABAD: Chief of General Staff Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Dr. Mohammad Bagheri, met Pakistani military chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday at the army’s general headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
The Iranian Chief of General Staff is visiting Pakistan along with a high-level delegation.
They discussed matters of mutual interest, regional security, defense cooperation and Pak-Iran border management, the Pakistan military media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said.
Last week, Pakistan hosted a high-level meeting of the heads of intelligence agencies from Russia, China and Iran to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation and how to deal with the threat of Daesh, which is consolidating its footprints in Afghanistan.
Pakistan chief of army staff meets Iranian military delegation
Pakistan chief of army staff meets Iranian military delegation
Pakistan sees 5% increase in overseas employment, remittance surge by 9% in 2025 — ministry
- Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis annually travel abroad to seek jobs in Gulf, Europe, US and other nations
- Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis annually travel abroad to seek jobs in Gulf, Europe, US and other nations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported a 5% increase in overseas employment and a 9% rise in workers’ remittances, Pakistani state media reported on Sunday, citing the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis.
Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis every year travel abroad for jobs in Gulf countries, Europe, the United States and other nations, who send back funds in foreign currencies that help Islamabad maintain its foreign exchange reserves.
Sharing key updates from the last year, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis said “tangible measures,” taken by the Bureau of Immigration to facilitate overseas job seekers, had yielded positive results in 2025, the Radio Pakistan broadcaster reported.
“A total of 762,499 Pakistanis were sent abroad in 2025, while overseas Pakistanis remitted about 40 billion dollars during the year,” it reported, citing the ministry.
The ministry noted that it signed labor mobility agreements with Italy, Belarus and Iraq in 2025.
Pakistan currently seeks to diversify overseas employment destinations for its workforce and increase remittance inflows as it navigates a long path to economic recovery under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.
“Italy’s allocation of 10,500 workers for Pakistan over three years was a major development providing opportunities for about 3,500 workers per year for three years,” the ministry said.
“Qatar’s resumption of work visas for Pakistani workers after 19 years expanded access to Gulf countries.”
