Societal factors in Pakistan influence deceased donor programs. These include tribal and feudal societies where family patriarchs make life and death decisions, reverence for the dead, and mistrust of the medical profession. Cultural factors also affect donor programs, such as moral views weighing treatment benefits against harms. Religious factors operational in Islamic societies include the belief that the body belongs to God and a preference for quick burial. Commercial organ trade has undermined donor programs, but new laws and societal efforts aim to establish ethical living donor transplantation. Overcoming economic, cultural, and religious hurdles remains important to maximize public awareness.