Pakistan, Oct. 17 -- Minister of State Muhammad Awn Saqlain told the National Assembly on Friday that around 1.871 million Pakistanis had gone abroad for employment over the past three years. Responding to a question during the question hour, he said the government was expanding technical and vocational training to create more overseas job opportunities and increase remittances.

He said the workers who went abroad included accountants, nurses, data engineers, advisers and television technicians, among other professionals.

However, the number of engineers going abroad remained relatively low, while doctors were in high demand within Pakistan, he added. Saqlain said overseas employment opportunities depended on demand from destination cou...