Pakistan is blessed with high quality of human resources, which is also industrious and productive, but much less demanding than their counterparts in the developed world.

Pakistani nation is hard working and has always stood up to expectations. Our people are energetic and workers are dedicated. In fact, HR is the most important contributor to the economic success of Pakistan over the past decades. Pakistanis have proven to have the required quality, commitment and the will to succeed. Human resources are playing an important role in the transformation of Pakistan from an underdeveloped country to a prosperous nation. Guidance and necessary assistance is required to increase their capabilities and enhance the output. The government has put in
special efforts in developing and utilizing human resources.

In present day’s tight labor market, the emphasis is on upgrading the skills of the work force, increasing employee productivity, encouraging wage flexibility and attracting talents from overseas.

We know there are many organizations in Pakistan, that still believe that the role of human resource professionals do not apply to them. The same goes for the recent workforce legislation. There are many larger organizations that recognize their commitments to have the best practices in HR, but unfortunately fail to deliver its implementation. How many organizations can genuinely and honestly state that they practice or even care about staff retention policy?

It is unfortunate that in Pakistan our system of education is not oriented towards producing educated youths having occupational skills. Education has had a disappointing relationship to future job prospects for many students, with the result being that frustration is high and emigration of trained people is common. Ensuring the return of Pakistanis sent abroad for higher degrees is also a problem. Special incentives in land and salaries have been provided to attract overseas Pakistanis back to the country.