ISLAMABAD (IRNA) -- Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has announced that 350,000 workforce will be sent abroad during next financial year, local press reported Monday.

In his address to the nation on Sunday night, he said that Pakistan had signed an agreement with Malaysia to this effect.

According to Jamali, Kuwait had already lifted ban on export of Pakistani labour.

He said that last year, 217,000 people were sent abroad, which showed 68 per cent increase in ratio of export of manpower to abroad in a year.

He also said from November last year to October 31 this year, overseas Pakistanis sent $4.1 billion foreign exchange to the country.