As I set foot in my 138th country, my journey began in Lahore, Pakistan with Qasim Ali, whom I met there. Qasim had worked in Kuala Lumpur for 15 years starting in 1997.
Despite having returned to his home country 12 years ago, he still missed everything about Malaysia, including the family of his former employer who ran a floor-tile laying business in Kepong.
Out of Pakistan’s total population of 240 million, approximately 12 million Pakistanis are employed in various jobs around the globe.
Their efforts have been instrumental in addressing the severe labour shortages in international markets.
At the same time, the tourism industry in Pakistan has started to take off in the past three years.
The world’s second largest Muslim country has become an emerging destination for…