Overview
- Official data for the past 24 months list losses of 5,000 doctors, 11,000 engineers and 13,000 accountants from Pakistan’s workforce.
- Registrations for overseas employment totaled 727,381 in 2024 and 687,246 through November 2025, with the two‑year outflow expected to exceed 1.5 million.
- Army chief Asim Munir’s description of migration as a “brain gain” drew widespread ridicule on social media following the release of the new tallies.
- Top10VPN estimates $1.62 billion in economic losses from nearly 9,735 hours of internet disruptions in 2024, with freelancers reporting steep drops in work and Pakistan cited as a major global gig hub.
- Authorities say 66,154 passengers were offloaded from flights in 2025 as controls tightened, prompting a prime ministerial review and an announced travel ban targeting so‑called professional beggars.