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Thursday | October 22, 2026 | Dhaka

Pakistan minister flags ‘bureaucratic exodus’

 International Desk
 Published: 12:09 AM, 22 October 2026

“Does it rise above all doubt and suspicion, or are they merely in transit” Asif asked, as he questioned whether such bureaucrats viewed Pakistan as a mere temporary stop before settling abroad.

Amid reports of Army Chief Asim Munir’s growing influence over governance in Islamabad, Pakistan’s ruling elite seems to be losing faith in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s elected government.

Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, has raised concerns about what he described as a “significant exodus” of bureaucrats, claiming that many planned their relocation to foreign nations while still in office, Times of India.

Taking to X, Asif noted that many officers in Pakistan’s bureaucracy made Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and other European countries their permanent homes over the past several years.