Malik S. Is Pakistan Ready to Export AI, or Just the Talent That Builds It Abroad? Pakistan’s National AI Policy talks about sovereign models and export revenue; meanwhile roughly 11,000 engineers left the country for work in a single year, and the industry’s own leaders warn that AI training budgets risk turning into brain-drain subsidies unless retention is built in from day one. PakTech [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 11 [cited 2026 Jul. 29];1(11):292-4. Available from: https://pakjournals.com/ojs/index.php/ptt/article/view/634