Over a million Pakistanis found work abroad
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Millions of Pakistanis have sought employment abroad during the ongoing fiscal year 202425, with the highest number of workers hailing from Punjab, according to the latest figures released in the Pakistan Economic Survey.
The data shows that 404,345 individuals from Punjab left for foreign countries over the past year, making it the largest contributor to the country's overseas workforce.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa followed with 187,000 workers going abroad for employment, while 60,424 workers from Sindh also sought work overseas during the same period.
From the tribal districts, a total of 29,937 individuals left the country for jobs abroad. Meanwhile, 29,591 workers from Azad Jammu and Kashmir joined the foreign labour market.
The report further states that 8,621 workers from the federal capital, Islamabad, went overseas during the fiscal year.
However, Balochistan saw a comparatively smaller outflow, with 5,668 individuals migrating for work.
Moreover, 1,692 people from the northern areas of Pakistan also went abroad in search of employment.
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