In Pakistan 11 million fewer women than men voted in the 2018 General Elections.

 

Half of Pakistan’s population with access to a 3G/4G network does not subscribe to mobile internet services.

 

Average income fell by 42% and the unemployment rate rose by 34% during first wave of the pandemic in Pakistan.

 

Only a third of Pakistani households have access to clean fuels for cooking, heating, and lighting.

 

Long term exposure to fine particulate air pollution, including smog, is shortening the average Pakistani’s life expectancy by more than 2 years.

 

The top ten percent of households in Pakistan own sixty percent of wealth and the bottom forty percent own no wealth.

 

Only half of Pakistani students in Class 3 can compute a basic sum and read a simple sentence in Urdu.

 

One-fifth of Pakistan’s population lives in its ten one-million plus cities.

 

More than a third of children in Pakistan are stunted.

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Pakistan Dialogues

  • 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 ...
  • Crafting a Competitive Advantage for Pakistani Exporters

    Crafting a Competitive Advantage for Pakistani Exporters

    By: Zara Liaqat
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  •  Universal Healthcare, with a Pakistani twist

    Universal Healthcare, with a Pakistani twist | Reform That Works

    By: Taimur Jhagra
  • The Role of Mobile Wallets in Fintech: Enhancing Financial Independence for Women in Pakistan

    The Role of Mobile Wallets in Fintech: Enhancing Financial Independence for Women in Pakistan

    By: Eeman Shahzad and Rimsha Arif
    Fintech, a rapidly evolving ecosystem leverages technology to enhance and automate the delivery of financial services. It aims to...

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