ISLAMABAD: A fifth group of Pakistani medical professionals arrived in Kuwait on Thursday, the Pakistan Embassy in Kuwait said, taking the total number of health care workers who have traveled to the state since October last year to 938.
Kuwait suspended visas for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2011 over what it said were difficult security conditions in the five countries.
Pakistan began visa resumption talks with Kuwait in 2020, after which the first group of 208 nurses, doctors and medical technicians traveled to Kuwait on October 22, 2020, according to data from the ministry of overseas Pakistan.
Three more groups have gone since, as talks continued, and last month, Pakistani interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced, after meeting the Kuwaiti prime minister, that business and family visas for Pakistani nationals would be “immediately” resumed.
“Fifth batch of 192 Pakistani Medical professionals arrived in Kuwait today. Received by Community Welfare Attaché, Farrukh Amir Sial,” the Pakistan embassy in Kuwait tweeted on Thursday.
Fifth batch of 192 Pakistani Medical professionals arrived in Kuwait today. Received by Community Welfare Attaché, Farrukh Amir Sial @FMPublicDiploPK @ForeignOfficePk @mophrd https://t.co/bONxt5v2uP pic.twitter.com/70CyHnFt0p
— Pakistan Embassy Kuwait (@PakinKuwait) June 17, 2021
“5th Flight with 192 Pakistani Medical professionals has departed for Kuwait, bringing the total to 938,” the ministry of overseas Pakistanis said in a tweet on Wednesday night. “This is result of successful discussions between Pakistan & Kuwait opening up employment opportunities for Pakistani medics despite #covid.”
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5th Flight with 192 Pakistani Medical professionals has departed for Kuwait, bringing the total to 938.
This is result of successful discussions between Pakistan & Kuwait opening up employment opportunities for Pakistani medics despite #covid. @sayedzbukhari pic.twitter.com/FLZTNlRm78— Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & HRD (@mophrd) June 16, 2021
In another tweet, the ministry said the medical workers had been selected by Kuwait’s health ministry after” testing & due process.”
It also provided a breakdown of health care workers who have traveled to Kuwait since last year:
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5th Flight with 192 Pakistani Medical professionals has departed for Kuwait, bringing the total to 938.
This is result of successful discussions between Pakistan & Kuwait opening up employment opportunities for Pakistani medics despite #covid. @sayedzbukhari pic.twitter.com/FLZTNlRm78— Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & HRD (@mophrd) June 16, 2021
