ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training on 6th February said that the abandoned hostel building of H-8 College had been converted into a fashion school. The Islamabad campus of Pakistan Institute of Fashion Design (PIFD) Lahore in the building has been inaugurated. This institute will offer undergraduate and graduate courses and will focus on diverse fields of fashion including fabric, dress designing, leather, furniture, shoes and gem and jewellery etc, said
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Wash in Schools Schools 2023 Basic water services (%) Basic sanitation services (%) Basic hygiene services (%) Total Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary 35 47 34 42 42 48 – – – Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024) Wash in Healthcare Healthcare facilities 2023 Basic water services (%) Basic sanitation services (%) Basic hygiene services (%) Basic waste management services (%) 75 16 55 4 Source: UNICEF (State
AIDS-related Mortality Per 100,000 Population Children 0–14 Adolescents 10–19 Adolescent girls 10–19 Adolescent boys 10–19 1.01 0.09 0.08 0.09 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024) Number Of Children Living With HIV Children 0–14 Adolescents 10–19 Adolescent girls 10–19 Adolescent boys 10–19 8,300 5,100 2,000 3,100 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)
Reproductive Health and Maternal Care Indicators (2017–2023) Births by age 18 (%) 2017–2023 (R) Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) 2017–2023 (R) Informed decisions for reproductive health (%) 2017–2023 (R) Antenatal care (%) (At least 4 visits) 2017–2023 (R) Skilled birth attendant (%) 2017–2023 (R) Women aged 20-24 years who gave birth before age 18 Aged 15-19 Aged 15-19 Aged 15-19 Aged 15-19 Female Female Female Female Female 7 6 11
Malnutrition among preschool-aged children (0–4 years of age) Stunted (%) 2022 Wasted (%) 2016–2023 (R) Overweight (%) 2022 Moderate and severe (m) Severe Moderate and severe (R) Moderate and severe (m) 34 2 7 3 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024) Malnutrition among school-aged children (5–19 years of age) 2022 Thinness (%) Overweight (%) Thin and severely thin Overweight and obese 16 19 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024) Infant
Trends in Mortality and Stillbirth Rates (1990–2022) Mortality & Stillbirth Rates 1990 2000 2021 2022 Male (2022) Female (2022) Under-five Mortality Rate 140 108 – 61 65 56 Infant Mortality Rate 107 – – 51 – – Neonatal Mortality Rate 64 57 – 39 – – Mortality Rate (Children Aged 5–14 Years) 14 – – 8 – – Stillbirth Rate – 38 31 – – – Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)
Types of Health Facilities Available in the Provinces of Pakistan Province Primary Level Secondary Level Tertiary Level Sindh 1824 253 14 Punjab 2835 652 22 KP 2281 381 33 Balochistan 1089 198 9 ICT 31 3 2 Total 8060 1487 80 Source: National Institute of Health (2024)
Birth Registration Birth Registration Rates in Pakistan by Urban and Rural Areas Region Total (%) Urban (%) Rural (%) National 42.2 60.3 33.7 ICT 82.4 Balochistan 37.8 46 34 KP 18.8 30.4 16.3 Punjab 57.8 70.5 51.7 Sindh 27.6 53.8 6.9 PDHS 2017-18 Provincial Birth Registration Rates by Gender Provinces Total (%) Male (%) Female (%) Balochistan (2019-2020) 44.1 44.2 44.1 KP (2019) 29.5 29.7 29.3 Sindh (2018-2019) 34 34.4 33.6 GB (2016-2017)
Types of Health Facilities Available in the Provinces of Pakistan Province Primary Level Secondary Level Tertiary Level Sindh 1824 253 14 Punjab 2835 652 22 KP 2281 381 33 Balochistan 1089 198 9 ICT 31 3 2 Total 8060 1487 80 Source: National Institute of Health (2024) Trends in Mortality and Stillbirth Rates (1990–2022) Mortality & Stillbirth Rates 1990 2000 2021 2022 Male (2022) Female (2022) Under-five Mortality Rate 140 108 – 61
Pakistan’s Education Profile: GER, PTR, ETR, and Literacy Rate Source: Pakistan Education Statistics 2022-2023 Pakistan Literacy Table Literate % Total Male Female Pakistan 60.65 68.00 52.84 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51.09 64.57 37.15 Punjab 66.25 71.98 60.19 Sindh 57.54 64.23 50.21 Balochistan 42.01 50.50 32.80 Islamabad Capital Territory 83.97 88.23 79.13 Source: Census 2023 Education Indicators Full Table Indicator Male Female Total GPI 2021-22 2022-23 Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Pre-Primary 82.50% 69.80% 76.30%
Punjab Category Punjab (2017-2018) 0-4 5-9 10–14 15-17 Total Living with neither biological parent (both dead) 0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 Both parents living elsewhere 0.5 1 1.2 2.6 1.1 Both parents living abroad 0 0 0 0 0 Adopted, foster, or step-child 20.4 12.4 8.4 3.2 9.4 Source: MICS Sindh Category Sindh (2018-2019) 0-4 5-9 10–14 15-17 Total Living with neither biological parent (both dead) 0 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 Both parents living
Country-Specific Reports of OCSEA Cases Country 2021 2022 2023 India 4,699,515 5,675,324 8,923,738 Philippines 3,188,793 2,576,182 2,740,905 Pakistan 2,030,801 2,059,884 1,924,739 Indonesia 1,861,135 1,878,011 1,925,549 Bangladesh 1,743,240 2,145,098 2,491,368 Iraq 1,220,470 905,883 749,746 Algeria 1,171,653 731,167 762,754 Source Cybertipline Local Complaints in Pakistan (2021-2023) Year Local Complaints 2021 133 2022 187 2023 250 Source: FIA FIRs Registered on OCSEA for Years 2022 and 2023 Cyber Crime Reporting Centre (CCRC) 2022 2023 Local