Pakistan’s Nursing Workforce- Export Potential, Challenges, and Recommendations

Published in https://www.pbc.org.pk This study titled, “Pakistan’s Nursing Workforce – Export Potential and Challenges” is part of the PBC’s “Serve More Serve Better” component of its “Make-in-Pakistan” initiative. The goals of the study are to promote exports of Pakistani nursing professionals; identify specific challenges that hinder their acceptance in global markets and finally suggest policy interventions to […]

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Brain drain: A national crisis in slow motion

By Mansoor Ahmed Published in The News on July 23, 2025 LAHORE: Pakistan is witnessing an unprecedented brain drain, with the past two years recording a significant surge in migration of skilled labour in recent years. The phenomenon, long a concern for developing countries, has taken a deeply troubling turn here. Tens of thousands of professionals, including[…]

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Remittances hit all-time high of $38.3bn in FY25

Published in The News on July 09, 2025 KARACHI: Workers’ remittances to Pakistan surged to an all-time high of $38.3 billion in fiscal year 2025, showing a robust 26.6% increase from $30.3 billion recorded in FY24, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday. In June 2025, monthly inflows reached $3.4 billion,[…]