INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Balochistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Quetta, Pakistan, has appealed to the federal government to issue work permits to
skilled Afghan refugees who work in various sectors including mining and agriculture.
Haji Akhtar Kakar, the vice president of the chamber
of commerce and industry, made the request while pointing out that the existing shortage of skilled labour could worsen further if the issue
was not addressed promptly, Dawn news reported.
This comes amid Pakistans ongoing campaign to expel hundreds of thousands of Afghan
refugees living in the country.
Akhtar said however that due to Balochistans deteriorating security situation, mine owners, farmers and
industrialists have had to rely on Afghans for skilled labor as Pakistani workers from other provinces were reluctant to move to
Balochistan.
According to him, the decision to expel Afghan refugees had severely impacted the agriculture, mining, and industrial sectors
in Balochistan, as a significant portion of the workforce came from Afghanistan.
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