Overview
- BE&OE data lists 727,381 official overseas employment registrations in 2024 and 687,246 departures by end‑November 2025, with the two‑year outflow expected to top 1.5 million.
- Over the past 24 months, Pakistan lost roughly 5,000 doctors, 11,000 engineers and 13,000 accountants, while reporting a 2,144% rise in nurse migration since 2011.
- Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir’s description of migration as a “brain gain” drew widespread online derision after the latest figures surfaced.
- The FIA told parliament it offloaded 66,154 travelers from airports in 2025, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a review of offloading practices following profiling complaints.
- A Top10VPN report estimated $1.62 billion in 2024 losses from nearly 9,735 hours of internet disruptions, with freelancers reporting a 70% drop in work opportunities.