Reasons of Brain Drain in Pakistan
Reasons of Brain Drain in Pakistan: A global phenomenon is the migration of intellectual man power from less developed countries to more migration is from the third world countries to the European state and USA. The migration to China, Japan and Malaysia is less than Australian continent. While the migration from one country to another has its own mentis and leads to better development of the world and the nation forming it, it also causes serious damages to the less developed countries which need actually the presence of it such intellectuals who migrate to the rich nations. It leads to the depletion of cultural richness when the highly enriched intellectuals migrate. The migration of Chinese and Japanese to the rest of the world has polluted the cullres of the many countries. Also the migration of better qualified scientists and engineers is noticeable and has because a matter of great concern because the less developed countries needs them more seriously. It is there fore a matter of great attention to investigate the causes of migration of qualified man power from Pakistan to Europe, Australia and USA. In this article the an attempt has been made to probe the reasons of inteuectual migration, so called the “Brain Drain” and to suggest measures to arrest or minimize this migration what is termed as “Brain Prevention”.
Reasons of Brain Drain in Pakistan are
1. Economics reasons
In addition to several legitimate political reasons including peace and security for himself and his family, another reason is economic; such as job satisfaction, academically progressive environment, better pay and service conditions.
2. Lack of financial and Academie reasons
The just for better life and higher education is a strong reason behind the brain drain from Pakistan. There is no doubt that more and better opportunities in the US and UK are one of the attractions to moving there. No good institution for research and doctorate lever and post doctorate level studies opportunities are available in Pakistan.
3. Role of political will in the prevention of brain drain
The political instability let the people leave the motherland for a better future with some prediction. There is a dire need to assure the man power to remain present in Pakistan. A diplomatic solution should be given a priority to resolve conflicts rather than going to let the people do what they want.
4. Lack of higher Education Institutes
Seience and technology is an area that is not fully exploited by the Pakistan resources. A less budget sliced away for education is the reason in leaking the higher studies which could prenent the brain drain.
Many other reason behind the brain drain from Pakistan are there some of these are;
• Natural Problems
• Political and Social feater
• Poor status of Science and Scientists in Pakistan society.
• Lake of competition and Challenging Culture.
• No Proper ontrstrueture for research and development.
• No merit criteria.
Implications of brain drain in Pakistan
The implications of brain drain are disastrous. It entails losses of strategie man power from bey posts. Trained and skilled people constitute a very scarce resource for poor countries. Losing them sets developments back in these countries. Another important implication of the brain drain is that investment in education in a developing countries may not lead to faster economic growth if a large number of its highly educated people leave the country.
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PLZ TELL ME HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM FROM PAKISTAN……
Brain Drain is the major problem in pakistan . we should creat good working environment in our country in order to stop it.
Need is to evaluate ourselves regarding our contribution to the homeland or running towards abstract green postures .
brain drain is NOT a problem, but an affect. As we all see that a lot more people are coming in education than 20 years ago. So there are many educated people BUT which industry has been created? NIL. What are we manufacturing? Nil ! Do we have jobs? No.
we are turned into a consumer market. Government has made NO laws to rectify it in any way. From a needle to F16 we buy everything from others. So in this consumer market Does we need a brain?? Actually No, we even dont need those people, that is way they leave.
(In Telecom Sector, WE (Pakistan) are just a user, we dont make cell phones or any other Telecom equipment, so TELECOM actually does not count)
There are many reasons working behind brain drain from Pakistan,
i w0uld like t0 recommend goverment 0ught t0 curtail their expenses and m0st of the res0urces serve 0n Educati0n, health, devel0pment in agriculture & industrial sect0r etc, etc…..!!!!!!
this may definately be curtail in Brain Drain
The main cause is sense of insecurity especially for the journalists,seeking for truth and throwing light on the social injustice.Several baloch journalists have been killed or mentally torcherdd as a result compell to leave their homeland and migrate in foreign countries.Unless professional,s are provided safety the brain drain in pakistan will not finish.
Everyone know why youth go out. Let me give you my personal life example. Hope this will answer so many questions.
Graduated mechanical Engineering 1998
I was lucky to get a job 2000 per month then received another degree in journalism.
No job….
Left Pakistan and came to USA, did BSe Eng and MSc Eng. During the study I made 3 to 5 lakh, I sported family of 10 people, help my brother to study in UK etc..
All my friends left Pakistan and now they are in West, Canada etc making lot more money than from Pakistan.
There was only reason to leave Pakistan….
Better future.
Brain drain will stop only if Pakistan has security, job security, opportunity, better life…until then brain drain will continue.
create good appartunaties for students and also provide high level education institute it will resolve the problem of brain drain from pak