Richest city in Pakistan by GDP per capita?

[Hyde]

No it wouldn't. They produce abroad, not in pakistan.

But they send remittance in Pakistan and their families invests in Pakistan.

Simple logic for most

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

But they send remittance in Pakistan and their families invests in Pakistan. Simple logic for most

They have migrated since 1950s and most first generation are probably grandparents now with their own families in UK why are they still sending remittance of Pakistan ?

 

[Finer]

They have migrated since 1950s and most first generation are probably grandparents now with their own families in UK why are they still sending remittance of Pakistan ?

I don't know what you have been told. Even today, large numbers from Azad Kashmir still migrate to UK. The numbers is multiplying rapidly especially to Bradford. Remittance of today must be higher than the recent past.

 

[nForce]

But they send remittance in Pakistan and their families invests in Pakistan.

Simple logic for most

Remittances usually come for only one generation, not beyond that.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

They have migrated since 1950s and most first generation are probably grandparents now with their own families in UK why are they still sending remittance of Pakistan ?

I believe expats send in about 15-16 billion dollars annually ...

 

[Xn Jin]

Poor are NOT allowed to live in Islamabad !

lot of poor there including me aswell lot of kachi abadian

 

[Faiez]

But they send remittance in Pakistan and their families invests in Pakistan.

Simple logic for most

They have migrated since 1950s and most first generation are probably grandparents now with their own families in UK why are they still sending remittance of Pakistan ?

I don't know what you have been told. Even today, large numbers from Azad Kashmir still migrate to UK. The numbers is multiplying rapidly especially to Bradford. Remittance of today must be higher than the recent past.

Remittances usually come for only one generation, not beyond that.

I believe expats send in about 15-16 billion dollars annually ...

Remittances are not added to GDP.

 

[Xenophon]

Most Probably Karachi .

 

[M.SAAD]

Got to be Islamabad..


and its BS that poor don't live in Islo, soo many Kachi bastis here too.

 

[Zarvan]

Top cities by GDP (PPP)


Pakistan and its three biggest city economies.[6]
The table below lists the top cities by their PPP GDP, based on a 2013 PricewaterhouseCoopers study and is not comparable with the figures listed in the table above.[6]

Rank City Province 2013 PPP GDP
(in USD) Population
1 Karachi Sindh $102 billion 18.2 million
2 Lahore Punjab $40 billion 7 million
3 Faisalabad Punjab $14 billion 4.8 million

Lahore population is more than 10 million and Faisalabad is also between 7 to 8 million

 

[Maarkhoor]

could be Sialkot

Defiantly Sialkot, in since of per capita income.

 

[Azog]

Got to be Islamabad..


and its BS that poor don't live in Islo, soo many Kachi bastis here too.

The biggest Kachi basti in main Islamabad(I-11) is demolished and others illegal slums will be demolised soon as the operation is going on. G-12 is no poor area because many rich goons live there.

 

[Hyde]

They have migrated since 1950s and most first generation are probably grandparents now with their own families in UK why are they still sending remittance of Pakistan ?

The process of migration is still ongoing. There are 10x more overseas Pakistanis migrated from 2000s than what you are assuming from 1950s or even 1960s migration of Mangla Dam. This topic is irrelevant as the inflow of remittance is increasing each year with double digits and the total amount already explains what I am trying to say.

Remittances usually come for only one generation, not beyond that.

That is why Pakistan received only 18 billion dollars of remittances last year. There are almost as many Pakistanis in UK as in Saudi Arabia but the remittances received from labour class of Saudi Arabia was more than UK due to the very reason you have highlighted above.

Remittances are not added to GDP.

My friend I don't know why you sometimes over-read my post. I request you to please read the meaning of what I say and do not speculate.

Who said that remittance is added in GDP?

All I am saying is gdp per capita is better in those areas where concentration of overseas Pakistanis is more. Overseas Pakistanis sends remittance to their kith and kin and they reinvest in Pakistan . For example the area I live in Gujrat, I heard 30 years ago most of the people were poor except few families and now I don't remember a single house in my neighbourhood of 50 families whose son or daughter is not abroad. Most of them are in UK, Italy and Saudi Arabia and for example my neighbours next door were quite poor and I heard they even used to accept "zakat" and now after the fortunes changed they own like 10 shops, 5 houses and several franchises in my city, all thanks to foreign funded money sent by their family members from UK and Japan.

It is true for most of the overseas Pakistani families, If you visit Mirpur you will see massive mansionette, bungalow and large houses owned by overseas Pakistanis and many of them claims to own different businesses in Pakistan. Even the richest Pakistani Sir Anwar Parvez is residing in UK since 1960s but he owns several businesses in Pakistan including cement and banking sector.

Such thing do factor in GDP per capita as the actual money is invested and net profits earned inside Pakistan.

 

[xyxmt]

Got to be Islamabad..


and its BS that poor don't live in Islo, soo many Kachi bastis here too.

what product is Islamabad producing for GDP other than corruption money, mostly money earned from other cities goes towards Islamabad

 

[Zibago]

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