Pakistani community residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia vowed to
provide all-out support to Pakistani IT and tech companies to enhance
investments and exports of the country.
Majlise Pakistan, a professional forum of Pakistanis based in Saudi
Arabia hosted an event in Riyadh recently for Pakistani delegates
attending LEAP 2025, aimed at networking with IT companies to help
them in business development, talent requirement, collaboration and
join-ventures.
On the Occasion, CEO Hexalyze Saad Shah said Pakistan’s professional
community could provide a strategic partnership to Pakistani IT and
tech companies for setting up operations and development of business
in the KSA market.
He mentioned that Pakistani IT companies could hire IT professionals
residing in Saudi Arabia as consultants and employees to scale up
their businesses in the host country rather than continuing with the
costly option of relocating staff from Pakistan.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosts the largest expatriate population of
Pakistani with more than one million individuals. Pakistan also
receives the highest share of remittances from Saudi Arabia.
President and CEO Pakistan Freelancers Association (PAFLA) Tufail
Ahmed Khan said that Pakistani IT entrepreneurs and companies could
provide practical insights to Pakistani investors coming to the KSA’s
market due to their experiences and networking.
Expatriate Pakistanis are well aware of the policies and authorities
of the host country, which are very important for new entrants to
adopt for settling and growth, he added.
Patron-in-Chief Majlise Pakistan Saqib Zubair stated that Saudi-based
Pakistani investors, businessmen and professionals vowed to
collaborate with new IT companies entering the emerging market of the
KSA.
Pakistani entrepreneurs are also willing to invest in Pakistani
companies and startups along with their Saudi partners to enhance the
footprint of Pakistani companies in the KSA.
More than 100 Pakistani IT companies along with more than 1,000 were
participating in LEAP 2025 this year. Pakistani Pavilion was
inaugurated by the State Minister for IT and Telecom Shaza Fatima who
also led the country’s delegation.
Majlise Pakistan also presented awards to active Pakistani IT
companies and professionals at the networking meetup.
