Brain drain a part of talent hunt, foresees strength for Pakistan, PM

Promoting science & technology key to achieve rapid development: PM

Sawabi_Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq on Wednesday calling the brain drain part of the talent hunt, said those leaving Pakistan for better opportunities would become a strength for the country, which needed to be encouraged. The prime minister, in an interactive session with the students of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, exemplified the Indian nationals who had left their country and returned as an asset to contribute to their country.

Responding to a question about the measures taken by the government to stop the brain drain, he said those leaving the country were not going to vanish rather they would seize better economic opportunities and skills, which should be encouraged. He said after improving their skills and qualifications they would become a valuable product as the world was in search of talent.

I consider their journey a part of the talent hunt, he added. He said there was no evidence of any dramatic surge in brain drain in the prevailing circumstances rather it was a continuous process of skilled, semi-skilled, and non-skilled people moving abroad for better economic opportunities. To a question about the arrest of Imran Khan, he said the state had an inherent right to apprehend those who violated the laws. He was arrested under certain laws, not by the PML-N, PPP or JUI, he added. Urged the educated class to also debate their political attitudes besides claiming their right to agitate.

Kakar called for adopting the “all of us” approach and encouraging qualitative discussions for betterment of the society. Said democracy should morph towards the performing democracy as the performance was the key indicator to judge the success of the democratic system.