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 — — — 7 Mirpur Khas 44.6 45 271.3 — 8 Muridke 44.1 46.5 47.6 61.6 9 Islamabad 42.4 40.6 41.1 39 10 Abbottabad
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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 6.3 100 Islamabad 9.4 48.3 32.3 10.1 100 FATA 16.4 77.1 2.5 4.1 100 AJK 21.8 68.2 7.7 2.4 100 GB 14.4 74.4 9.8
The Sindh Home Department has decided to form a committee of MPAs and police officers to liaise with private schools and colleges for drug prevention. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting, which was chaired by Faryal Talpur, chairperson of the Standing Committee on Home. Officials said that during the meeting, the committee’s agenda items were discussed. Topics included the sale of drugs online, drug use in schools, crackdown on terrorists, prevention of
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) (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 Industrial School & C.F Sukkur 51 0 5 0 56 DP & CF Larkana 93 0 2 0 95 Total 1178 0 184 0
Status of Juvenile Population in Detention Centres across Pakistan (as on 31 Dec 2024) Regions Undertrials Convicted Total Male Female Male Female Balochistan 9 0 14 0 23 KP 292 2 10 0 304 Punjab 684 0 167 0 851 Sindh 286 0 11 0 297 Total 1271 2 202 0 1475 Source: Prisons Department (Balochistan, KP, Punjab, Sindh)
Reported Cases of Child Trafficking and Exploitation in Pakistan Under the Pakistan Penal Code (1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024) Section Details ICT KP Punjab Sindh Total (PPC) M F X M F X M F X M F X 365-B * Kidnapping, abducting or inducing any woman to compel for marriage etc. 0 268 0 22 218 0 588 6647 0 0 2811 0 10554 366-A Procuration of a minor girl.
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 3,834,264 1.8 5-17 YR 6,672,389 1.7 5-9 YR 779,391 1.3 10-14 YR 3,054,873 2 15-17 YR 2,838,125 1.5 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