{
  "id": 14928401,
  "title": "90,000 Professionals Exit Pakistan for Jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/90-000-professionals-exit-pakistan-for-jobs",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:56:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/16/90000-professionals-exit-pakistan-for-jobs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2024, 2025, and the first quarter of 2026, over 90,000 Pakistani professionals migrated abroad for employment opportunities, according to overseas employment data shared with ProPakistani. The largest number of departures were made by managers, with 23,674 professionals leaving Pakistan in 2024, 9,562 in 2025, and 5,190 so far this year. Engineers also represented a significant group, with 8,015 professionals migrating in 2024, followed by 5,945 in 2025, and 3,605 in the first quarter of 2026. Accountants, doctors, nurses, and teachers also made notable exits, with doctors accounting for 3,625 departures in 2024, 3,795 in 2025, and 2,093 in 2026 so far. Nurses followed with 2,030 leaving in 2024, dropping to 1,639 in 2025, and 626 in 2026 so far. Teachers maintained a relatively stable departure rate, with 1,729 professionals leaving in 2024, 1,725 in 2025, and 1,457 in the first quarter of 2026. Other healthcare professionals, such as dental surgeons and pharmacists, also participated in this trend, with their numbers decreasing steadily from 84 and 155 in 2024 to 45 and 156 in 2026 so far. In the IT sector, computer programmers accounted for 1,351 departures in 2024, 1,147 in 2025, and 664 in 2026. Systems analysts saw a smaller number of exits, with 388 in 2024, 362 in 2025, and 243 in 2026. Financial analysts recorded a more pronounced decline, with 683 professionals leaving in 2024, rising to 923 in 2025, and dropping to 424 in 2026. Consultants experienced a consistent decrease in overseas employment, with 836 professionals going abroad in 2024, 512 in 2025, and 228 in the first quarter of 2026. Other skilled workers, budget controllers, and pilots also contributed to the overall exodus, with their numbers declining from 1,616, 1,510, and 681 in 2024 to 681, 18, and 11 in 2026 so far.",
  "summary": "More than 90,000 Pakistani professionals, including managers, engineers, doctors, accountants, nurses, teachers, and IT workers, went abroad for jobs in … Read More The post 90,000 Professionals Exit Pakistan for Jobs appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}