Every month, thousands of Pakistanis pay agents for overseas jobs that do not exist. The visa never comes, the office closes, and the “agent” stops answering the phone. A family’s savings — sometimes years of it — disappears in a single afternoon. The painful truth is that most of these frauds could have been stopped … Read more
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis pack a bag, say goodbye at the airport, and fly out to work in another country. Some go to the Gulf for a few years to build savings. Others move to Canada or the UK for a new life altogether. The dream is usually the same: a job … Read more
If you have ever searched for a way to work abroad late at night, you know the feeling: page after page of promises, half of them from agents who want your money before they have even looked at your CV. Somewhere in all that noise is a real question: which work visa options for Pakistanis … Read more
Getting the call for a job interview abroad is a wonderful feeling — until the nerves arrive. What will they ask? What if my English is not good enough? What if I say the wrong thing about the visa? That nervous feeling is normal. Most people who struggle do so because they walked in unprepared: … Read more
If you are applying for work in another country, your CV works hard before you ever reach an interview. It must cross a border, survive a computer scan, and convince a recruiter who has never heard of your employer, your university, or your city. All of that happens in about thirty seconds. The good news: … Read more
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis head overseas for work — some to the Gulf to save money and support family back home, others to Canada or Australia hoping to settle permanently, and some to the UK or Germany to build a professional career. The dream is shared, but the right destination is different … Read more
A few years ago, the idea of earning in dollars while sitting at home in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad or a small town in Sindh sounded like a dream. Today, remote jobs for Pakistanis are an ordinary reality for thousands of people. Companies all over the world hire people they have never met, to do work … Read more
If you want to get a job abroad from Pakistan, you probably already know someone who did it. A cousin in Dubai, a neighbour’s son in London, a friend from university who now works in Canada. Their stories make it sound simple, but when you sit down to try it yourself, the questions pile up … Read more
Baku’s rapidly growing culinary culture is making it one of the region’s most intriguing gastronomic destinations. The greatest restaurants in the Azerbaijani capital offer everything from traditional pilaf to Russian cuisine and home-made cheeses. Travellers to fast-developing Baku typically find themselves captivated by the unique mix of architecture, ranging from mediaeval to ultramodern buildings. But … Read more
When it comes to people who are interested in beginning an online business, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) offers a great deal of opportunities. A variety of methods, ranging from e-commerce and digital marketing to web design and online education, are available for entrepreneurs to investigate when it comes to reaching customers through the internet. … Read more