Pakistani Youth are full of hope, do not like to go abroad
- October 3, 2013, 7:45 pm
- Education News
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Islamabad, October 3 (Online): Despite grave situation in the country, majority of Pakistani youth below the age range of 30 years, said that they would not like to go abroad for any reason, a survey report said on Thursday.
According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 40% Pakistani youth say they would like to go abroad.
“Dedication and committment with Pakistan is not only a good sign but it shows the youthâ€, heart connection with the homeland, said youth.
Despite the law and order and worsen security situations in the country, a large number of youth want to live in Pakistan are hopeful and they want to do something for the country.
A nationally representative sample of men and women, under the age of 30, from across the four provinces was asked “Would you like to go abroad?†Responding to this, 40% said that they would like to go abroad whereas 59% said that they would not. 1% did not respond.
Interestingly, when these 40% youth willing to go abroad were asked about their favorite destination in terms of countries, Saudi Arabia was mentioned by around one-fourth.
The study was released by Gilani Foundation and carried out by Gallup Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International.
The recent survey was carried out among a sample of 1107 men and women in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during July 21, 2013 – July 27, 2013. Error margin is estimated to be approximately ± 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.
