54.3% of Pakistan’s population remains disconnected from the internet, the third highest in the world (Digital 2024: Global Overview Report)

 

According to UNFPA, Pakistan’s maternal mortality rate has risen to 186 per 100,000 live births.

 

More than 12.4 million Pakistanis have moved abroad for employment in over 50 countries through official procedures, as of December 2022.

 

More than 96 percent of Pakistani registered workers for overseas employment are in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

 

Between 1992 and 2021, according to the World Bank Group, climate- and weather-related disasters in Pakistan resulted in a total of US$29.3 billion of economic losses from damage to property, crops, and livestock, equivalent to 11.1% of 2020 GDP (World Bank).

 

Pakistan ranks among the top 10 countries worldwide most affected by climate change and natural disasters (World Bank).

 

In Pakistan, 43.7% of under-five children are stunted (UNICEF).

 

16 million people in Pakistan don’t have access to clean water close to home (WaterAid Pakistan).

 

More than a third of children in Pakistan are stunted.

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Pakistan Dialogues

  • Pakistan’s Battle for Clean Air: Will Our Cities Ever Be Breathable Again?

    Pakistan’s Battle for Clean Air: Will Our Cities Ever Be Breathable Again?

    By: Rabia Khan, Rimsha Arif, and Yushma Umar
    Since 2016, smog has become the notorious ‘fifth season’ of Pakistan, characterized by high concentrations of air pollutants, low visibility and severe socio-economic disruptions. The road to breathable cities may be long but with strategic effort and investment, Pakistan can secure a safer and healthier future for its citizens.
  • Motivating female post-primary education in the Punjab

    Motivating Female Post-Primary Education in the Punjab

    By: Jovera Shakeel
    This large gap between female and male literacy, school enrolment, and completion is critical in many ways, but its economic angle requires special attention. Female education, though intrinsically necessary from a rights-based approach, is also instrumentally important because it affects economic growth. Gender inequality lowers the average level of human capital and economic growth.
  • Tax Pakistan

    Tax Reforms in Pakistan – Missing the Mark, Again.

    By: Yushma Umar and Rabia Khan
  • Pakistan's Children are not Learning; What Can We Do About It?

    Pakistan's Children are not Learning: What Can We Do About It?

    By: Dr. Zainab Salim
    Approximately 26 million children remain out-of-school in Pakistan. For those actually attending school, the quality of learning often falls short; many struggle to read grade-level texts even in their own language or to develop basic numeracy skills expected for their age. In 2022, 77% of children in Pakistan were in ‘learning poverty’ - to read and comprehend a simple, age-appropriate text by age 10.
  • Solar Panel Uptake: A Savior or A Recipe for Disaster?

    Solar Panel Uptake: A Savior or A Recipe for Disaster?

    By: Rimsha Arif
  • Insights and Lessons from Crisis: Bridging Educational Disparities

    Insights and Lessons from Crisis: Bridging Educational Disparities

    By: Faria Bibi
  • Girls’ Education: filling the gaps?

    Girls’ Education: filling the gaps?

    By: Hadia Majid
    Pakistan remains amongst the world’s bottom-ranked countries year after year in the Global Gender Gap Index. A plot of the sub-components of the Index for...
  • From Margins to Mainstream: Microfinance for Transgender Empowerment in Pakistan

    From Margins to Mainstream: Microfinance for Transgender Empowerment in Pakistan | The Friday Economist

    By: Eeman Shahzad Qureshi and Rimsha Arif
    In Pakistan, the transgender community, known as "Khawaja Siras," grapples with deep-rooted prejudice, violence, and marginalization, placing them among the most...
  • How to Run Surveys – Lessons from Survey Design and Implementation for the project “The Political Economy of Progressive Taxation in Pakistan”

    How to Run Surveys – Lessons from Survey Design and Implementation for the project “The Political Economy of Progressive Taxation in Pakistan”

    By: Muhammad Faizan Imran
  • Beyond Barriers: E-Commerce Survival in Pakistan's Social Media-Restricted Environment | The Friday Economist

    Beyond Barriers: E-Commerce Survival in Pakistan's Social Media-Restricted Environment | The Friday Economist

    By: Eeman Qureshi, Rimsha Arif, and Yushma Umar
    During the fervor of the 2024 General Elections, Pakistan found itself grappling with a communication dilemma: widespread telecommunication service disruptions, internet blockages and social media ...

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