Pakistanis Mock Asim Munir Amid Exodus of 5,000 Doctors, 11,000 Engineers

New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, Pakistan witnessed a mass exodus as large number of skilled professionals including engineers, doctors, and accountants heading abroad for work due to the deteriorating economic condition and political instability. This has led to the several Pakistanis to mock Army Chief Asim Munir as he called the Pakistani diaspora a “brain gain" recently.

According to the official migration data from 2024-25 a staggering trend of overseas migration. As per the data of the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BE&OE), Pakistan has lost around 11,000 engineers, 5,000 doctors and 13,000 accountants. The sector which suffered major hit was nursing sector as more Pakistanis seek jobs overseas, as per the report of The Express Tribune.

Why Are Pakistanis Leaving the Country?

According to the report, weak governance, economic crisis, political uncertainty, limited career options and underdeveloped research scope, very few innovation have led to the Pakistani workers to move abroad. As per experts, due to the better pay scale and better living standards abroad, Pakistanis are moving abroad.

What is Asim Munir’s ‘Brain Gain’ Claim?

The recent situation in Pakistan has highlighted the Asim Munir’s “brain gain" claim during his visit to the United States. Asim Munir during his visit to the United States addressed a gathering of the Pakistani diaspora. During his address, he claimed overseas Pakistanis as a “source of pride and dignity" while rejected the notion of a “brain drain", instead calling it a “brain gain".

Commenting on the same, a social media user wrote on X, “These are the official numbers of Pakistanis leaving Pakistan. Do look at the number in the Highly Qualified, Highly Skilled and Skilled columns since 2022. According to Field Martial Asim Munir this is “Brain Gain"."

A user commenting on X, wrote, ''Brain drain is real, and it is speeding up. Approx 40,000 highly qualified 🇵🇰🇵🇰 have emigrated in last two years as Pakistan suffers from low economic growth and high inflation. We are losing a lot of innovative ideas and future leaders due to weak economic policies.''