Pakistan is set to address foreign labor needs of Malaysia, with about 100,000 Pakistani laborers expected to land in the country by the end of financial year 2010. Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia, Liutenant General (retired) Tahir Mahmud Qazi, said that his country has sufficient manpower resources to overcome the shortage of laborers in Malaysia.

Qazi said: "By December next year, I expect the number of Pakistani workers in the country to increase to 100,000. This will be the culmination of joint efforts to bring them here to assist in the development of Malaysia."

Malaysia needs a large number of laborers following the ever-increasing demand from the booming real estate sector. Pakistan had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia in 2005, for providing hard-working and sincere workforce.

Mr. Qazi further added: "We want more of them to come here to work. They have a proven track record of being hardworking and dependable."  Pakistan is also looking for investment opportunities in Malaysia; and a high level delegation of senior Pakistani officials will soon visit Malaysia for promoting business and trade ties between the two countries.