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08-05-2016, 03:40 AM
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Cash disbursed among stranded Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan embassy in Saudi Arabia has started paying 200 riyals per head to stranded Pakistani workers at three camps of Saudi companies where food supply was **t possible, Ambassador Manzoorul Haq said on Thursday.
“We have started disbursing Cash among the workers at three camps namely Siteen, Aljazeera and Taif, having 300, 300 and 200 individuals, respectively,” the ambassador told the news agency from Riyadh by telephone. The ambassador said the embassy was diligently working to ensure uninterrupted food supply to the Pakistani workers at 20 camps of the Saudi companies.He said an arrangement of cooked food for 700 workers was also made on priority basis on Wednesday. He said diplomatic efforts were in progress to pressurise the companies by the Saudi Arabian government to provide dues and arrears to the stranded Pakistanis.The ambassador said during his visit to the Song camp on Wednesday, where 800 Pakistanis are residing, he met workers and enquired about their well-being. He said the Pak consul general and deputy head of mission also visited Jeddah and Damam camps hosting 1,000 and 1,300 workers, respectively to oversee the situation.He said overwhelming majority of the workers were living without their families. He said efforts were being made in line with the directives of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to help the expatriate Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia. It may be recalled here that some 8,000 Pakistani expatriates reportedly are in Saudi Arabia who have **t been paid salaries for the last seven months by their host companies. Also their work permits have **t been renewed. أكثر... ??????? ??????: Cash disbursed among stranded Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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