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Does emigration of skilled Pakistanis harm or help national development?

Asked in 3 years · 2012–2026Appears in:Current AffairsSociologyEconomics
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This debate All debatesIn shortPositionsNewsEvidence (5)Past questions (3)Same themeIs Pakistan's population growth an economic threat or a potential asset?Did Pakistan's Covid-19 response successfully balance lives and livelihoods?Is Pakistan's youth bulge a demographic dividend or a demographic bomb?

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Push and pull factors, brain drain versus remittances, the effect on SDGs and the economy, and retention policies
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2026 · CSS Current Affairs · Question"Brain drain threatens Pakistan's ability to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030". Write a comprehensive note on the causes and consequences of brain drain… Outline it
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Overseas employment registrations: 762,499 workers registered for overseas employment (2025)Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 / BE&OESaudi share of remittances: ~24% (Jul-Dec FY2026)Pakistan Economic Survey / SBPNeeds auditHouseholds receiving remittances from emigrants (PDHS 2017-18): 43% of households with at least one emigrant received remittances in the preceding year (2017-18)NIPS and ICF, Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18Workers registered for overseas employment, 2023 (BE&OE): 862,625 workers in 2023, up from 832,339 in 2022 (2023)Finance Division, Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24, Ch. 12 (citing Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment)
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Remittances as share of external support: More than half of remittances were reported as originating from GCC countries (FY2025-26)Ministry of Finance

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2026
CSS · Current Affairs · Question

"Brain drain threatens Pakistan's ability to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030". Write a comprehensive note on the causes and consequences of brain drain from Pakistan, focusing on its impact on achieving SDGs (you may choose any three SDGs for answering this question).

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2025
CSS · Sociology · Discuss

Discuss migration as a Social Phenomenon. Explain the push and pull factors of migration. Highlight the impact of brain drain on the economy of Pakistan in last five years.

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