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. 1 227 0 1 18 0 0 237 0 912 4650 0 73 1907 0 8026 366-A Procuration of a minor girl. 0 0 0
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Federal and Provincial Health Expenditures Years Region Current Expenditure Development Expenditures Total Expenditures Percent of GDP 2017-18 Federal 16721 18129 34850 1.1 Punjab 173992 44906 218898 Sindh 77399 6342 83741 KP 44587 12909 57496 Balochistan 16334 5148 21482 Pakistan 329033 87434 416467 2018-19 Federal 16853 10278 27131 1 Punjab 187943 30982 218925 Sindh 91929 6216 98145 KP 46995 8675 55670 Balochistan 19434 2473 21907 Pakistan 363154 58624 421778 2019-20 Federal 11439 12856 24295
Child Labour Inspections and Enforcement in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2022–2024*) Year No. of inspections No. of convictions Fine/Penalties imposed by Court Balochistan KP Balochistan KP Balochistan KP 2022 241 8,982 5 360 500 385,862 2023 387 10,567 10 245 10000 600,000 2024 221 2,928 3 17 3000 51,000 Source: Director General of Labour Welfare Balochistan & Directorate of Labour, KP * Data for 2024 is partial: Balochistan (1 Jan – 30 May),
Federal and Provincial Health Budget 2024-25 (in millions) Budget Type Federal Sindh Punjab KP Balochistan Total Health Budget 56356 321712 371806 212294 77167 Current Budget- Health (%) 49.99 90.22 73.09 83.46 74.03 Development Budget- Health (%) 50.01 9.78 26.91 16.54 25.97 Source: CPDI
Child Domestic Labour in Punjab: Prevalence and Gender-based Analysis Prevalence of Child Domestic Labour in Punjab by Age Age Group Total Working Population Children in Domestic Work(%) 5-14 YR 3,835,956 1.7 5-17 YR 6,036,473 1.6 5-9 YR 780,122 1.3 10-14 YR 3,055,834 2 15-17 YR 2,200,517 1.2 Source: Punjab Child Labour Survey 2019-20 Gender Disparities in Child Domestic Labour in Punjab (Ages 5–17) Gender Age Group Total Working Population Children in Domestic Work
Prevalence of Child Labour in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by Age and Gender (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-17 YR 9 11.7 5.9 5-11 YR 5.3 5.9 4.7 12-13 YR 10.9 14.3 7.2 14-17 YR 15.5 22.3 7.9 Source: KPCLS 2022
Prevalence of Child Labour in Punjab by Age and Gender (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-14 YR 13.4 16.8 9.7 5-17 YR 16.9 21.8 11.5 Source: PCLS 2019-20
Adolescent Health Risk Factors by Gender and Year Risk Factors (%) Alcohol Use (aged 15–19) Year 2016 Tobacco Use (aged 13–15) Year 2022 Insufficient Physical Activity (aged 11–17) Year 2016 Male 1 13 85 Female 0 7 89 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)
Estimated Number of Illegal Child Marriages by Age and Region Based on provincial legal age thresholds for girls Region Boys Girls Age Number Age Number ICT 15-17 869 15 304 Balochistan 15-17 48512 15 10,793 KP 15-17 40990 15 14,177 Punjab 15-17 71343 15 20,086 Sindh 15-17 49785 15–17 91,334 Total 211,499 136,694 Source: Census 2023 & NCRC
Percentage of Children Aged 15–17 Who Are Married, Divorced, Widowed, or Separated Region Total (%) Male (%) Female (%) Pakistan 4 2.7 6 ICT 2 1.2 2.6 Balochistan 12 9 16.5 KP 6 2.9 9.6 Punjab 3 1.8 3.7 Sindh 4 2.7 5.7 Source: Census 2023 & NCRC
Life Expectancy and Maternal Mortality Pakistan in Regional Context Indicators South Asia Pakistan Life expectancy at birth (years) 71.6 67.3 Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 births) 138 (2020) 186 (2019) Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan 2023-24
Types of Health Facilities Available in Pakistan Types of Health Facilities Available in Pakistan Province Primary Level Secondary Level Tertiary Level Clinics Sindh 1,824 253 14 3 Punjab 2,835 652 22 21 KP 2,281 381 33 12 Balochistan 1,089 198 9 11 ICT 31 3 2 0 Total 8,060 1487 80 47 Source: National Institute of Health (2025) National Medical and Health Establishments (2011–2023) Year Hospitals Dispensaries BHUs Maternity & Child Health Centres