Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan govt faces confidence crisis as officials plan to move families abroad.
Pakistan is facing questions over the confidence of its own governing establishment, with defence minister Khawaja Asif alleging that some officials holding important positions in the country are planning to settle abroad, including in Portugal and other Western nations.
In October, overseas Pakistanis minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain told the National Assembly that more than 1.8 million highly educated and professional people had left Pakistan over the previous three years, Pakistan Today reported. some people within the administration are said to be looking at opportunities and a more secure future overseas for themselves and their families, reported Greek City Times While the government expects citizens to remain patient amid the country’s difficulties. The issue of family members studying abroad is also covered in Pakistan’s official disclosure requirements. The Establishment Division’s asset declaration form asks government officials to provide details of their children’s education, including whether they are studying in Pakistan or overseas. The figures cited by the minister underline the scale of the movement of skilled workers out of Pakistan at a time of unprecendented economic crisis.