Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children (2024)

  Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children (PPC) 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 Age Group Number of Cases Percentage (%) 0–5 years 414 2 6–10 years 1,964 11 11–15 years 5,200 30 16–17 years 9,770 56 Source: ICT Police, Balochistan Police, KP Police, Punjab Police, Sindh Police   Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children under the Pakistan Penal…

Literacy Rate: Overall, Male, Female and Provincial Comparison

    Literacy Rates in Pakistan by Gender and Province (2023) Literate % Total Male Female Transgender Pakistan 60.65 68 52.84 40.15 Balochistan 42.01 50.5 32.8 24.97 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51.09 64.57 37.15 44.67 Punjab 66.25 71.98 60.19 41.3 Sindh 57.54 64.23 50.21 37.45 Islamabad Capital Territory 83.97 88.23 79.13 47.04…

Education Insights

Pakistan’s Education Profile: GER, PTR, ETR, and Literacy Rate Source: Pakistan Education…

Children Released on Probation

Children Released on Probation in Punjab and Balochistan (Jan 2022 – Sep 2024) Children Released on Probation (1 Jan 2022- 30 Sep 2024) in Punjab Year Total Age Group Gender 11-15 Years 16-17 Years M F X 2022 98 5 93 96 2 – 2023 89 33 56 89 –…

DEPIx Ranking

  DEPIx Rankings: National and Provincial Performance in Learning, Inclusion, and Governance (2023) Region Overall Index Score Learning Inclusion: Equity & Technology Goverance & Management National 53.46 47.52 58.67 56.18 Balochistan 45.5 44.94 50.64 48.53 KP 54.47 44.18 52.8 65.94 Punjab 61.39 51.02 75.05 56.4 Sindh 51.55 49.93 54.5 53.28…

Heatwave Prediction for 2030 and 2050

  Rising Heat Extremes: Pakistan’s Heatwave Outlook for 2030 and 2050 2030s 2050s Reference Period: 1901-2021 Very Hot Days: Above 35°C Region Days Days Increase % age Days Increase % age Pakistan 114.09 123.56 8.3 135.08 9.32 Balochistan 112.22 124.81 11.22 138.51 10.98 Federal Capital Territory 39.2 45.29 15.54 55.66…

School Readiness

  School Readiness by Province and Gender (MICS) Percentage of children attending the first grade of primary school who attended an early childhood education program during the previous school year. Region Percentage Balochistan Total 34 Male 35.7 Female 31.7 KP Total 82.3 Male 81.7 Female 83.1 Punjab Total 90.6 Male…

PM 2.5 Emissions- City-wise Data

    Ranking of Pakistani Cities by PM2.5 Air Pollution  Rank City Years 2023 2022 2021 2020 1 Lahore 99.5 97.4 86.5 79.2 2 Faisalabad 88.2 84.5 94.2 73.2 3 Peshawar 76.5 91.8 89.6 — 4 Rawalpindi 59.5 48.5 51.4 42.4 5 Karachi 56.4 50.6 45.9 43.8 6 Mangla 50.7…

Climate-Induced Migration in Pakistan

  Climate-Induced Internal Migration Patterns in Pakistan (Province-wise) Province Rural to Rural Rural to Urban Urban to Urban Urban to Rural Total All 15.9 60.7 19.7 3.7 100 Punjab 16.2 58.4 22 3.4 100 Sindh 4.8 53.6 33.3 8.4 100 KP 20.2 69.6 8.2 2 100 Balochistan 7.1 70.3 16.3…

Juvenile Population at Remand Home Karachi

  Status of Juvenile Population at Remand Home Karachi Description Total Juveniles admitted (01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024) 53 Juvenile population as of 31.12.2024 20 Juvenile population as of 17.02.2025 17 Source: Prison Department Sindh…

Juvenile Population in Detention Centres (YOIS) in Sindh (2024)

  Juvenile Population in Detention Centres (YOIS) in Sindh (2024) (01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024) Name of Jail/ Y.O.I.S Undertrials Convicts Total Male Female Male Female Youthful Offenders Industrial School & C.F Karachi 882 0 172 0 1054 Youthful Offenders Industrial School & C.F Hyderabad 152 0 5 0 157 Youthful Offenders…

Cases of Child Trafficking in Pakistan

Cases of Child Trafficking in Pakistan ( January 2025 to December 2025) PPC Sections Details ICT Balochistan KP Punjab Sindh Total M F X M F X M F X M F X M F X 365-B Kidnapping or abducting or inducing any woman to compel for marriage etc. 1…
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