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Brain drain: trained on public money, exported

Pakistan trains doctors for 5 years on public money. Then pays them ₨60K/month and wonders why they leave. The brain drain isn’t a mystery, it’s an accounting problem.

Published 2026-05-23Franchise The Fine PrintLength 117sViews 2.1K
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Pakistan trains doctors for 5 years on public money. Then pays them ₨60K/month and wonders why they leave. The brain drain isn’t a mystery, it’s an accounting problem.