PAKISTAN ECONOMY

PRESENTERS• SHEIKH SUMIYA• IQRA KIRMANI•ASMA•NASEER AHMAD• ZAHOOR

•CONTENTS• INTRODUCTION• POVERTY• INEQUALITY• HEALTH• EDUCATION• REMEDIES

• Population: 187,342,721 (July 2011 est.) 6th most populous country after Brazil and Russia.Area: total: 796,095 sq km land: 770,875 sq km water: 25,220 sq kmNatural Resources: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestoneCapital: name: IslamabadGDP Growth: 2.9%

• GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National currency)

• Rs 36,137.73 .• GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency)• Rs 88,057.20 .• GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars)• US$ 1,049.75• GDP - composition by sector• agriculture: 20.9%

industry: 25.8% services: 53.3% (2011 est.)

POVERTY• Nobel Laureate Dr. Amartya Sen . With few

exceptions, rising incomes and reductions in poverty rates are known to lead to lower hunger levels.

POVERTY

• 22.3% in 2012• 34.7% in 2000-2001• 39.5% in1990-1991• The floods of 2010 have caused a

significant loss to poverty reduction efforts.

• Food inflation in Pakistan has averaged 11.1 % in present year as compared to the last four years which implies significant deterioration of purchasing power of the poor.• About 20% of the population lives below

the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.

CAUSES• Government Policies• Government extra expenses and Corruption• Population, Unemployment and Lack of

Education• Inflation and Large scale Imports• Decline in Foreign investment• Increasing Defense expenditure & Race of

Weapons in the Region

INEQUALITY• Report released by U.S state department

the Gini index is 0.60 in 2011-12 Pakistan while it was reported 0.30 in 2002

• Literacy remains much higher in urban areas than in rural areas and much higher for men than for women.

• About 50 percent of Pakistani girls drop out of school and our literacy rate for women is amongst the lowest in the world

HEALTH• CAUSES:

sanitary conditions are deplorable: the stagnant water absorbs 150 feet in the soil mixing up with clean water, which is spreading severe diseases. Owing to this poor sanitary condition W.H.O projected the idea of oral polio vaccination.

number of doctors is less to tackle the problems of health: In Punjab only 1400 doctors qualify every year where as statistics show that every year 70, 000 babies born in Punjab. The infrastructure is undeveloped: it is because the quakes are performing in every nook and corner of the country without any fear of accountability.

The medicine companies are indulging in minting money with the help of dishonest doctor, consequently killing many people.

Cntnd… Only 1.5% of entire budget is allocated to health and sanitation which is insufficient. At present, there are 972 hospitals, 4,842 dispensaries, 5,374 basic health units and 909maternity and child health centers in Pakistan.

• With availability of 1,49,201 doctors, 10,958 dentists, 76,244 nurses and 1,08,137 hospital beds (2011-12) compared to 124,901 doctors, 9,508 dentists, 7O,244nurses and 1,00,137 hospital beds (2005-2006)

• the population and health facilities ratio worked out 1,206 persons / doctors, 16,426 persons /dentist and 1,665 persons per hospital bed.

• During 2011-12, 30 basic health units and 7 rural health centers have been constructed, while 15 rural health centers and 35 basic health units have been upgraded.

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• Life Expectancy rate increased from 65.8 (2003)to 66.1 years (2011-2012) ( female )

• Life Expectancy rate 63.9(2003) to 64.3 years (male) 2011-12

• Death Rate has decreased from 7.3 per thousand to 7.20 per thousand in 2011-12.

• Infant Mortality Rate decreased to 69.0 /1000 in 2011-12 from 72.5/1000 in 2005-2006.

EDUCATION• Literacy rate increased from 40.3%(1992-93) to

49.6%(2000-01).

• The overall literacy rate which was 57.4 percent in 2008-09 has increased to 58 percent in 2011-12 indicating 0.6 percent increase over the same period last year.

• The Gross Enrolment Rates (GER) at the primary level for the age group 5-9 years at National level during 2010-11 increased slightly to 92 percent from 91 percent in 2008-09

• The overall number of enrolments during 2010-11 were 39900.3 thousands as compared to 38202.0 thousands during the same period last year. This shows an increase of 4.4 percent.

• the number of institutes is estimated to increase to 228.3 thousand during 2011-12 from 227.4 in 2010-11 • A total of 134,118 youth received

vocational and technical training under the President’s Funni Maharat Programme and Prime Minister’s Hunermand Pakistan Programme.

REMEDIES OR SUGGESTIONS• Inclusive growth.• Modification of government policies.• Control on population unemployment

and improvement in education.• Control on inflation and imports.

• Maintenance of law and order.• Reduction in defense expenditure.• Importance on agriculture sector.• Vocational and technical based

education.