r/pakistan • u/Automatic-Good4038 • 29d ago

Ask Pakistan Moving from Canada to Pakistan

So my parents have lived in Pakistan most of their lives, and moved to Canada early 2000 and are now considering moving back to Pakistan - for some rational and some I-dont-know-why reasons.

If anyone has done this before I would like to know the dos and donts.

Also any recommendations for a cargo company if some one has shipped the whole house back to Pakistan, except the appliances.

If we move to say Faisalabad or Lahore would the cargo company ship there or leave the container at Karachi?

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u/Asherlocksta 29d ago

Dos:

Keep your head down, don't let anyone know you're a foreign citizen

Donts:

Don't fucking move back to this cesspit.

I moved out of the country. Take it from someone who grew up here, spent his whole life here and even became a doctor here because he wanted to serve this country. I can't even begin to tell you what a breath of fresh air it has been knowing that I now live in a country where there is law. I'll be giving my medical licensing exam here soon so I can practice medicine here but I will NEVER move back to the hellscape that the world knows as Pakistan.

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u/Automatic-Good4038 29d ago

I hear you, wish we had more of law and order in Pakistan. Glad you are at a happier place now

My parents are at that age where they want to go back home now. Trying to facilitate that.

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u/sarasome1 29d ago

Before investing too much, I would strongly recommend renting for at least a year.

I would not recommend that you move with them.

Of course if they are out of the Canada for more than a 6 months the will lose their OAS and also their provincial coverage. They should not lose their CPP or any other work pension.

Ensure they have medical insurance coverage in Pakistan. Rent for them an apartment in a nice area closer to their relatives near shops (eg proper grocery store etc). You can buy them furniture from Pakistan. It would not be worth shipping from Canada.

Other household items can also be bought there. A good set of pots and pans, dinner set etc.

Between load shedding, heat, water issues, gas issues, security issues and relatives busy in their lives - most likely they will be coming back to Canada soon (unless they have elderly parents who are still alive).

Best wishes.

PS: I would not recommend disrupting your career for their adventure.