In these slides, I am going to present what is Brain Drain and how it is affecting Pakistan and other third world countries.

1. Brain Drain In
Pakistan

2. What is a problem?
– Any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
– 1400; Middle English probleme < Latin problēma < Greek próblēmaorig.
– difficulty in understanding or accepting

3. What is a “Social Problem” ?
– A social problem is any condition or behavior that has negative consequences for large numbers of
people and that is generally recognized as a condition or behavior that needs to be addressed.
– Also called social issues, or social evils.
– Personal issues are those that individuals deal with themselves and within a small range of their peers
and relationships.[1] On the other hand, social issues involve values cherished by widespread
society.[1] For example, a high unemployment rate that affects millions of people is a social issue.
– The line between a personal issue and a public issue may be subjective and depends on how groups
are defined. However, when a large enough sector of society is affected by an issue, it becomes a
social issue. Returning to the unemployment issue, while one person losing their job is a personal and
not a social issue, firing 13 million people is likely to generate a variety of social issues.

4. What is Brain Drain?
– A brain drain or human capital flight is an emigration of trained and talented
individuals (human capital) to other nations .
– Brain drain can occur either when individuals who study abroad and complete
their education do not return to their home country, or when individuals
educated in their home country emigrate for higher wages or better
opportunities.

5. Brain Drain In Pakistan
– It is reported that in 2017, 3.7 million Pakistanis had left the country in the
preceding five years to find better work opportunities. This is an alarming
condition as Pakistan is losing its human capital rapidly which directly impacts
the development of our economy.
– Majority of these were skilled worker, scientists, engineers and other highly
capable persons.

6. How big problem is this?
– Very Big, in fact!
– With the advent of CPEC, there are numerous work still left to be done. But
there are not enough brains available to do that work. CPEC is going to fall flate
if this problem not solved on emergency merits.

7. What are causes of this problem?
– Causes can be broadly categorized into two grooups:
– The push factors are negative characteristics of the home country that form the impetus for intelligent
people migrating from Lesser Developed Countries (LDC). In addition to unemployment and political
instability, some other push factors are the absence of research facilities, employment discrimination,
economic underdevelopment, lack of freedom, and poor working conditions.
– Pull factors are the positive characteristics of the developed country from which the migrant would like
to benefit. Higher paying jobs and a better quality of life are examples of pull factors. Other pull factors
include superior economic outlook, the prestige of foreign training, relatively stable political
environment, a modernized educational system to allow for superior training, intellectual freedom, and
rich cultures.

8. So whats the solution?
– Accountability
– Rule of Law
– Citizen Participation
– Smaller Government
– Education, Training and Sport
– Agriculture and Food Security
– Human rights security
– Commerce and Industry
– National Spirit

9. Thank YOU EveryOne!