Premier asks embassies to create employment opportunities for Pakistanis

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Key context: <p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged Pakistani embassies abroad to accelerate efforts to create employment opportunities for Pakistani workforce.</p> <p>Presiding over a meeting on employment opportunities for Pakistani youth, the prime minister ordered complete digitalisation of immigration system.</p> <p>The prime minister instructed the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, NAVTTC, and the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme to ensure skills training, language courses, and internationally-recognised certifications for the workforce, particularly young people.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed media--uneven media--tweet' data-original-src='https://x.com/PakPMO/status/2074203391862145452'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPMO/status/2074203391862145452"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure> <p>According to a PMO statement, PM Shehbaz said the country’s workforce was highly capable and that the government was taking every possible step to provide internationally competitive education and enhance global employment opportunities.</p> <blockquote class="blockquote-level-1"> <p>UN Secy Gen candidate calls on PM Shehbaz</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>UN Secy Gen candidate</strong></p> <p>Meanwhile, María Fernanda Espinosa — one of the candidates for the post of United Nations secretary-general — called on the premier at the PM House on Monday.</p> <p>Welcoming her, PM Shehbaz reiterated Pakistan’s longstanding commitment to multilateralism, as well as the high significance it has always attached to the UN.</p> <p>Reaffirming this abiding commitment, the PM expressed the hope that the incoming leadership will continue to work towards promoting the three pillars of the UN in a balanced manner.</p> <p>Ms. Espinosa thanked the PM and praised Pakistan’s leading role in recent regional peace efforts as well as its active participation in the UN over the past many decades.</p> <p><em>Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2026</em></p> This development from dawn.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.