"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).
Debate #123 · Population, health and human development
Does emigration of skilled Pakistanis harm or help national development?
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Examiners want: Push and pull factors, brain drain versus remittances, the effect on SDGs and the economy, and retention policies
The questions
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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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Write notes on the following:
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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 / SBPHouseholds 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)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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