Overview
- Pakistan will receive 3,500 placements each year under the scheme, including 1,500 seasonal and 2,000 non-seasonal jobs.
- Allocated roles span shipbreaking, hospitality, healthcare and agriculture, covering skills such as welding, nursing, culinary work and farm labor.
- Officials present the pathway as a lawful alternative to irregular migration that has risen sharply in recent years.
- Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain says the quota followed sustained diplomacy and marks the first quota-based opening by a European country.
- The Pakistan–Italy Joint Working Group will convene in Islamabad in February 2026 to address implementation and potential expansion.