The document outlines Pakistan's Vision 2025 which was prepared by the Planning Commission and approved by the National Economic Council in 2014. The vision aims to make Pakistan an upper middle income country by 2025 through 7 pillars - developing human capital, achieving sustained economic growth, democratic governance reforms, ensuring water, energy and food security, promoting private sector growth, developing a competitive knowledge economy, and modernizing infrastructure. It sets out 25 socioeconomic goals to be achieved by 2025 such as increasing literacy to 90%, reducing poverty by half, and increasing exports to $150 billion.

1. PAKISTAN VISION 2025
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2. PREPARATION AND APPROVAL:
• PLANNING COMMISSION HAS ACCOMPLISHED THE IMPORTANT TASK OF PREPARING THE PAKISTAN
VISION 2025 DOCUMENT.
• APPROVAL OF PAKISTAN VISION 2025 BY NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL 29TH MAY, 2014.
• NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL’S MEMBERS ARE:
• MAMNOON HUSSAIN PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN
• MOHAMMAD NAWAZ SHARIF PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN
• PROF. AHSAN IQBAL MINISTER FOR PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & REFORM
• MUHAMMAD SHAHBAZ SHARIF CHIEF MINISTER, PUNJAB
• QAIM ALI SHAH CHIEF MINISTER, SINDH
• PARVEZ KHATTAK CHIEF MINISTER, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
• ABDUL MALIK BALOCH CHIEF MINISTER, BALOCHISTAN

3. CONTENTS:
• INTRODUCTION
• NEW GLOBAL CONTEXT, TRENDS AND REALITIES
• SOCIOECONOMIC PERFORMANCE REVIEW
• FRAMEWORK FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
• KEY ENABLERS
• PILLAR I: PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST – DEVELOPING HUMAN AND SOCIAL
CAPITAL
• PILLAR II: ACHIEVING SUSTAINED, INDIGENOUS AND INCLUSIVE
GROWTH
• PILLAR III: DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND
MODERNIZATION OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR

4. • PILLAR IV: WATER, ENERGY AND FOOD SECURITY
• PILLAR V: PRIVATE SECTOR AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LED
GROWTH
• PILLAR VI: DEVELOPING A COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY THROUGH VALUE ADDITION
• PILLAR VII: MODERNIZING TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE AND GREATER REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
• IMPLEMENTATION, IMPLEMENTATION & IMPLEMENTATION!
• “PASSIONATE PAKISTAN” – CREATING A NATIONAL BRAND

5. INTRODUCTION:
• OUR SHARED DESTINATION
• BUILDING A CONSENSUS NATIONAL VISION
• THE FOUNDING VISION
• IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH:

6. ELEMENTS OF VISION:
• PEOPLE FIRST
• INCLUSIVE GROWTH
• GOVERNANCE
• WATER, ENERGY, FOOD
• PRIVATE SECTOR
• KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
• REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY

7. NEW GLOBAL CONTEXT, TRENDS & REALITIES:
•ECONOMIC TRENDS:
• SHIFTING EPICENTER OF GLOBAL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
• GLOBALIZATION AND
REGIONALIZATION:
 INCREASING INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND
CROSS-BORDER TRADE
 THE KNOWLEDGE REVOLUTION
 FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC FRAGILITY

8. • SOCIAL TRENDS:
• DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS; AGING WEST VS.
YOUTH BULGE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
• INCREASING URBANIZATION AND RISING
INCOMES
• PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS:
• CLIMATE CHANGE
• ENERGY DEMAND SPIRALING GLOBALLY; ALL
EYES TURNING TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS
• FOOD AND WATER SECURITY REAL

9. SOCIOECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
REVIEW:
• COMPARATIVE PER CAPITA INCOME
• PAKISTAN 67 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT
(1947-2013)
• STRUCTURE OF ECONOMY (% SHARE OF
GDP)
• KEY DRIVERS OF GDP GROWTH IN
PAKISTAN
• KEY FACTORS:

10. • POLITICAL STABILITY
• INVESTMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCE
• HIGH SAVING
• INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• PEACE

11. FRAMEWORK FOR GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT:
• THE FRAMEWORK COMPRISES OF FOUR LEVELS:
• MISSION
• VISION
• ENABLING CONDITIONS

12. • THE PILLARS:
 PEOPLE FIRST
 INCLUSIVE GROWTH
 GOVERNANCE
 WATER, ENERGY, FOOD
 PRIVATE SECTOR
 KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
 REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY

13. KEY ENABLERS:
a) SHARED VISION
b) POLITICAL STABILITY & CONTINUITY OF POLICIES
c) PEACE AND SECURITY
d) RULE OF LAW
e) SOCIAL JUSTICE

14. PILLAR-I
•PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST:
• DEVELOPING HUMAN AND SOCIAL
CAPITAL
• EDUCATION
• HIGHER EDUCATION
• POPULATION AND HEALTH
• YOUTH
• GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S

15. • INCLUSION OF VULNERABLE SEGMENTS
• INTERFAITH HARMONY AND RELIGIOUS
DIVERSITY
• ART, CULTURE & HERITAGE
• SPORTS
• ETHICAL AND VALUES DRIVEN SOCIETY

16. PILLAR-II
•ACHIEVING SUSTAINED, INDIGENOUS
AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH
•MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
•CAPITAL MARKETS

17. •STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
a) FORMALIZING THE PARALLEL
ECONOMY
b) RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
c) PAKISTANI DIASPORA
d) URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SMART
CITIES
e) SOCIAL PROTECTION FRAMEWORK

18. PILLAR-III
• DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE,
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM &
MODERNIZATION OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
• NEW GOVERNANCE PARADIGM
• PARLIAMENTARY / STANDING
COMMITTEES
• CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS
• JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORMS

19. • POLICE REFORMS
• TAX REFORMS
• ANTI-CORRUPTION
• HIGH PERFORMANCE & FAST GOVERNMENT -
GOVERNANCE FOR THE FUTURE
• E-GOVERNANCE
• OPEN GOVERNMENT

20. PILLAR-IV
•ENERGY, WATER & FOOD SECURITY:
• ENERGY
• INTEGRATED ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
MODEL
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• WATER
• FOOD SECURITY
• CLIMATE CHANGE

21. PILLAR-V
•PRIVATE SECTOR & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LED GROWTH:
• STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS
• REMOVING INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS
• MACRO-ECONOMIC STABILITY
• PRIVATIZATION
• PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP)
• ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT
• SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME’S)

22. PILLAR-VI
• DEVELOPING A COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
THROUGH VALUE ADDITION:
• FIRM COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS
• FIXING THE BASICS FOR A HEALTHY AND EDUCATED
WORKFORCE
• LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY
• INCREASING GOODS MARKET EFFICIENCY
• INCREASING LABOUR MARKET EFFICIENCY
• GREATER FINANCIAL MARKET SOPHISTICATION

23. • CLUSTER BASED DEVELOPMENT
• VALUE CHAIN IMPROVEMENTS
• DRIVING INNOVATION
• TECHNOLOGY PARKS AND BUSINESS
INCUBATION CENTERS
• APPLYING KNOWLEDGE FOR INCREASED
PRODUCTIVITY IN AGRICULTURE
• INCREASING COMPETITIVENESS OF INDUSTRY
AND MANUFACTURING

24. PILLAR-VII
• MODERNIZING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
& GREATER REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR REALIZING REGIONAL
CONNECTIVITY POTENTIAL
• CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
• SAARC & ASEAN
• CENTRAL ASIAN STATES
• ECO

25. IMPLEMENTATION, IMPLEMENTATION &
IMPLEMENTATION!
• SUSTAINED EXECUTIVE COMMITMENT & SUPPORT
• RESOURCES AND MACROECONOMIC CAPACITY
• PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT
• VISION GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
• MOBILIZATION OF DIASPORA
• RADICAL IMPROVEMENT IN PRODUCTIVITY

26. • UNLEASHING THE POWER OF COLLABORATION
AND COMMUNITIES:
• ENGAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE
SECTOR, ACADEMIA AND CITIZENS.
• NETWORK OF “VISION CHAMPIONS”
• KNOWING- TO- DOING APPROACH
• PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & EVALUATION
FRAMEWORK:
• CLARITY OF PROGRAM/PROJECT SCOPE AND
CHARTER
• STRATEGIC DELIVERY UNITS (SDUS)
• PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FOR CROSS

27. • RESOURCES - TECHNICAL CAPABILITY
• BALANCED SCORECARD KPI APPROACH
• MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE
• FIRST STEP TAKEN
• DOCUMENT REVIEW AND UPDATE

28. PASSIONATE PAKISTAN
• CREATING A NATIONAL BRAND:
• DEFINING AND BUILDING
• ORGANIZING PROJECTION
• CONSIDERING EFFECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES
• BUILDING DEVELOPMENT
• ENCOURAGE NATIONAL MEDIA• ENCOURAGE
NATIONAL MEDIA

29. 25 GOALS FOR PAKISTAN 2025:
• 1. INCREASE PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT AND COMPLETION
RATE TO 100% & LITERACY RATE TO 90%.
• 2. INCREASE HIGHER EDUCATION COVERAGE FROM 7% TO 12%,
AND INCREASE NUMBER OF PHD’S FROM 7,000 TO 15,000.
• 3. IMPROVE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GENDER PARITY INDEX
TO 1, AND INCREASE FEMALE WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION RATE
FROM 24% TO 45%.
• 4. INCREASE PROPORTION OF POPULATION WITH ACCESS TO
IMPROVED SANITATION FROM 48% TO 90%.
• 5. REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY RATE FROM 74 TO LESS THAN

30. • 6. REDUCE THE INCIDENCE/PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS,
DIAHORREA, DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE BY 50%.
• 7. PAKISTAN WILL BE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN 2 SPORTS
AND WIN AT LEAST 25 MEDALS IN THE ASIAN GAMES
• 8. BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST 25 ECONOMIES IN THE
WORLD, LEADING TO UPPER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
STATUS.
• 9. REDUCE POVERTY LEVEL BY HALF.
• 10. INCREASE ANNUAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FROM USD 600 MILLION TO OVER USD 15 BILLION.
• 11. INCREASE TAX TO GDP RATIO FROM 9.8% TO 18%.

31. •12. PLACE IN THE TOP 50TH PERCENTILE FOR
POLITICAL STABILITY, NO VIOLENCE/TERRORISM,
AND CONTROL OF CORRUPTION AS MEASURED BY
THE WORLD BANK’S WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE
INDICATORS.
•13. ENERGY: DOUBLE POWER GENERATION TO
OVER 45,000 MW TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED
AND AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY, AND INCREASE
ELECTRICITY ACCESS FROM 67% TO OVER 90%

32. • (A) REDUCE AVERAGE COST PER UNIT BY OVER 25% BY
IMPROVING GENERATION MIX (15%) AND REDUCING
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES (10%);
• (B) INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF INDIGENOUS SOURCES
OF POWER GENERATION TO OVER 50%; AND
• (C) ADDRESS DEMAND MANAGEMENT BY INCREASING
USAGE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES/PRODUCTS
TO 80%.

33. • 15. WATER: INCREASE STORAGE CAPACITY TO 90 DAYS,
IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF USAGE IN AGRICULTURE BY 20%, AND
ENSURE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR ALL
PAKISTANIS.
• 16. FOOD: REDUCE FOOD INSECURE POPULATION FROM 60% TO
30%.
• 17. RANK IN THE TOP 50 COUNTRIES ON THE WORLD BANK’S
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS RANKINGS

34. • 18. INCREASE DIASPORA INVESTMENT (VIA
REMITTANCES) IN PRIVATE SECTOR FROM USD 14
BILLION TO USD 40 BILLION.
• 19. CREATE AT LEAST 5 GLOBAL PAKISTANI BRANDS
(HAVING MORE THAN 50% SALES COMING FROM
CONSUMERS OUTSIDE PAKISTAN), AND MAKE
‘MADE IN PAKISTAN’ A SYMBOL OF QUALITY.
• 20. JOIN THE RANKS OF THE TOP 75 COUNTRIES AS
MEASURED BY THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’S
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT.

35. • 22. IMPROVE PAKISTAN’S SCORE ON THE WORLD BANK
INSTITUTE’S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY INDEX FROM 2.2 TO 4.0,
AND INCREASE INTERNET PENETRATION TO OVER 50% 23.
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TOURIST ARRIVALS TO 2 MILLION.
• 24. INCREASE ROAD DENSITY FROM 32 KM/100 KM2 TO 64
KM/ 100 KM2, AND SHARE OF RAIL IN TRANSPORT FROM 4%
TO 20%.
• 25. INCREASE ANNUAL EXPORTS FROM US$ 25 BILLION TO US$
150 BILLION.