Social Protection Indicators for Children in Pakistan by Province and Age Group Health Insurance Coverage Value External economic support to the poorest households value Children in the households that received any type of social transfers value Survey Year Children Age 5 -17 Children Under Age 5 Balochistan 2019 –…
Pakistan’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and Deprivation Profile (2017–2018) Survey Year MPI Value Headcount % Intensity of Deprivations Population share (%) Contribution of deprivation in dimension to overall multidimensional poverty (%) Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty In Severe Multidimensional Poverty Below Income Poverty Line Health Education Standard of Living 2017…
Access to Drinking Water in Pakistan: Quality, Availability, and Household Reach Access to Improved, Basic, and Available Drinking Water by Province (%) Province Use of improved drinking water sources Use of basic drinking water services Availability of drinking water Balochistan 85.6 79.6 51.6 KP 90.5 86.8 77.4 Punjab 99.4 95.6…
Disability among Children Aged 24-59 Months Functional Difficulty Percentage of Children Vision 1.2 Hearing 1.5 Walking 2.6 Memory 4.5 Self-care 8.5 Communication 5.6 Total 12.7 Source: NNS 2018…
Literacy Rate Comparison in South Asia (2022-23) Country Name Literacy % Maldives 98 Sri Lanka 92 Iran 89 India 76 Bangladesh 75 Nepal 71 Bhutan 71 Pakistan 58 Afganistan 37 Source: PES 2022-23…
The Chairperson of the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) congratulated the nation on a significant legislative milestone. The National Assembly has passed a bill criminalizing child marriage within the Islamabad Capital Territory. According to the new law, no marriage can take place unless both the bride…
Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Sumro Advocate has more than twenty years of experience in the field of child protection and legal aid. In this video, he shares how to tackle child sexusl abasement cases.…
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