Saudi Arabia is encouraging companies in the Kingdom to hire more Pakistani workers, according to the chairman of a Pakistani overseas recruitment firm.
Issam Baig, chairman of Jan Mohammad & Sons, said executives of several major Saudi companies told him during recent visits to Riyadh and Jeddah that Saudi authorities had asked them to take on more Pakistanis.
“They have told us that they have been told and pushed by Riyadh and their ministries to accommodate more Pakistanis,” Baig told Arab News.
Three to Four Big Companies
Baig said three to four major Saudi companies had conveyed the same message. He called it a positive sign for bilateral ties and for job seekers in Pakistan.
He added that Pakistan must send skilled workers to keep that trust. “We should uphold that trust by sending them quality manpower,” he said.
Saudi Arabia Leads Overseas Jobs
Saudi Arabia remains the top destination for Pakistani workers. Data from the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BE&OE) shows that more than 1.21 million of the 1.87 million Pakistanis who registered for jobs abroad between January 2024 and September 2026 went to the Kingdom. That is nearly 65 percent.
Registrations for Saudi Arabia rose from 426,951 in 2023 to 452,648 in 2024 and 530,437 in 2025. In the first nine months of 2026, 258,178 workers registered.
A senior BE&OE official said the government is studying developments in the Middle East to understand recent employment trends and prepare future projections.
Gulf countries employ millions of Pakistanis and are a major source of foreign currency. Pakistan received a record $41.6 billion in remittances in FY26.
Earlier this year, officials also said getting jobs in Saudi Arabia would get easier for Pakistanis.
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