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In 2025, more than 7.6 lakh Pakistanis left the country in search of employment. This figure highlights the increasing economic pressure and lack of job opportunities in the country. This information has been revealed in the Monthly Economic Update and Outlook (January 2026) report of the Finance Ministry of Pakistan. According to the report, performance in key areas like FDI and overall economic growth remained weak. On the contrary, remittances coming from abroad have emerged as the only strong support of the economy.
According to the report of Business Recorder, remittances increased to $ 19.7 billion in the first half of the current financial year, which is 10.6 percent more than the same period last year. This amount was 23 times more than FDI and $4.2 billion more than export earnings during the same period. This sharp increase in remittances is directly linked to the increasing number of Pakistanis leaving the country in search of better jobs, stable income and better living conditions.
Billions of dollars of income from remittances
The Pakistani government is seeing this in a positive light, because about 40 billion dollars is being earned annually from remittances, which has become the largest source of foreign income. However, the report says that this large-scale migration reflects the deep dissatisfaction of workers with the domestic economic situation.
Business Recorder was quoted as saying that the unemployment rate in Pakistan has reached 7.1 percent, which is the highest level in the last 21 years. Unemployment has increased across all age groups, genders and regions. In the last two years alone, more than 15 lakh Pakistanis have left the country due to stagnant wages, limited employment opportunities and rising inflation.
Doctors and engineers are also leaving the country
The most worrying thing is that this trend is no longer limited to just unskilled workers going to Gulf countries but a large number of skilled professionals from fields like IT, medicine and engineering are also leaving the country. This has increased the possibility of serious brain drain, which can weaken Pakistan’s economic potential.
Experts in the IT sector say that migration abroad is not only happening due to high salaries but limited career development, weak research and innovation system are forcing professionals to go abroad. Many people also consider internet control to be a major obstacle to the development of the digital economy.
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