Is this really the time to be talking about bringing large numbers of [1] Pakistani butchers into the West?

"5,000 Pak butchers to get jobs in UK," by Asif Mehmood for Pakistan's [2] The Nation, November 30 (thanks to all who sent this in):

LONDON - Over 5,000 butchers from Pakistan would get employment in the halal meat industry of UK through Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between National Halal Foods Group (NHFG) of UK and Overseas Employment Cooperation of Pakistan. The MoU has been signed here at the Pakistan High Commission, London Friday.