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Punjab targets 90,000 skilled workers by 2029
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Hungarian Conservative
· Jul 8, 2026
Pakistanis on Skilled Worker Visas Bring Six Times as Many Dependants to Britain
Pakistani nationals granted Skilled Worker visas were accompanied by almost six times as many dependants as main applicants, according to newly released British Home Office data. The figures—more striking still under the Health and Care Worker route—underscore the scale of supposedly controlled legal migration as Labour prepares to expand sponsor-led inflow through new pathways. The post Pakistanis on Skilled Worker Visas Bring Six Times as Many Dependants to Britain appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.
UrduPoint
· Jul 12, 2026
Punjab announces recruitment for 1,010 PERA Force sergeant posts
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OneIndia
· Jun 23, 2026
Merit Over Migration: How Punjab Government Jobs Are Bringing Local Youth Back Home
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has said the state is becoming a preferred destination for government employment, with even some young Punjabis who had moved abroad now returning to compete for public sector jobs through the state’s merit-based recruitment process.
BOL News
· Jun 22, 2026
Saudi Arabia FIFA world cup open job opportunities for Pakistanis
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Sky News Australia
· Jul 7, 2026
Migration myth exposed as skilled worker numbers fall short
News Corp Senior Writer Patrick Carlyon says far fewer skilled tradespeople are entering Australia than many people believe. “The skilled migrant program takes in something like 480 occupations in theory, and we like to think that if we’re getting skilled workers, they’re going to be electricians or plumbers or carpenters, people who are going to build stuff,” Mr Carlyon told Sky News host James Morrow. “The numbers are nowhere near what we thought they were … less than half of those who come in on a skilled migrant visa are actually skilled workers. “A lot of them aren’t tradies; we need people to build stuff. “This is very illuminating.”
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 1, 2026
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· Jul 13, 2026
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· Jun 22, 2026
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The Hindu BusinessLine
· Jul 9, 2026
TCS Q1 results: Net profit rises 4.7% to ₹13,420 crore, AI revenue tops $2.6 billion
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· Jun 29, 2026
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· Jul 6, 2026
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· Jun 21, 2026
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· Jul 8, 2026
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· Jun 27, 2026
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· Jun 22, 2026
Katsina Govt extends automatic jobs to first-class graduates
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· Jul 2, 2026
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Business Today
· Jul 6, 2026
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India TV News
· Jul 10, 2026
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· Jul 8, 2026
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· Jun 30, 2026
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