Youth Migration and Brain Drain in Pakistan: Challenges for National Development

Abstract

The emigration of Pakistan’s educated and skilled labour force, a trend that has a significant impact on the nation’s economic progress, is examined in this study along with its intricate web of causes. Due to political, economic, and security concerns, Pakistan’s educated youth are increasingly leaving the country, undermining vital national sectors and posing security risks.Using an exploratory qualitative methodology, this study examines the reasons behind youth migration and how it affects Pakistan’s national security by examining policy papers, migration data, and current literature. Especially in fields like education, health care, research, and technology, Pakistan’s educated young people are suffering from high unemployment, political unpredictability, dishonesty, and a lack of professional possibilities. strengthening economic opportunities, improve political instability, invest in higher education, boost national security, make effective policy for youth to reduce the migration level.