Islamabad
Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaid Saturday said the Ministry was taking practical measures to resolve the issues of seafarers, enabling them major contributor to the country’s economy. ‘It is the top priority of the present government to address the sailor’s grievances at earliest, as this sector has a huge potential and can compete both regional and global players,’ the Minister said in a statement issued here by the Maritime Ministry. The Ministry, he said had established a complaint cell in that regard that was being updated daily to learn about the seafarers issues and to address them in effective way. Seafarers around the globe were sending valuable foreign exchange in the form of remittances, the Minister said while citing the example of Philippines that provided 20 percent of the seafarers in the global market.—APP
