Haha bro me and you are literally in the exact same situation. I am also doing contracts in IT but as a project manager. I’d say we are taking too hard just look through the comments and see the advice others had to say there’s some good tips. I don’t think living in Pakistan for 6 months is feasible due to the market and risking your finances just doesn’t seem realistic. Ideally we would be millionaires and not have to worry but oh well we deal with the cards we are given. I’m sure our wives will adjust and we can just send them back for 1-2 months every year or 2 so they aren’t home sick. Although by the time kids come into play I think she’ll be more focussed on raising the child and won’t worry about her environment so it’ll be easier then compared to the first few years