This document discusses several social issues facing Pakistan, including poverty, illiteracy, terrorism, and corruption. It notes that Pakistan has high levels of poverty, with nearly two-thirds of the population living in rural areas lacking basic needs. Poverty is especially prevalent in rural Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The document also examines the causes of poverty in Pakistan, such as unemployment, feudalism, low literacy rates, and natural disasters. Finally, it briefly outlines some of the negative effects of poverty, such as increased disease and child mortality.

1. Social Issues of Pakistan
Dr. Ali Kashif.
2012.01.05
rajaalikashif@gmail.com
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2. Introductions
 Pakistan is a nation consists of many civilizations with different
culture, history, language, lifestyle, and background.
 These variations bring a huge challenge for the Governments
and state to meet the basic needs for all population.
 Pakistan as a country have been involved directly or indirectly
in several wars which never provide enough time for
Governments to be up to the mark to address all social issues
of people of country.
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3. Overview of Social Issues
 Poverty
 Illiteracy
 Terrorism
 Bad Governance
 Child labor
 Smuggling
 Internal and external migration
 Social class system
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4. Overview of Social Issues
 Discrimination among gender
 Population growth
 Foreign Debt
 Injustice
 Drug abuse
 Corruption
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5. POVERTY
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6. Introduction
 Absolute poverty: Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as
clean water , nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter,
because of the inability to afford them.
 Relative poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less
income than others within a society or country, or compared to
worldwide averages.
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7. Poverty
 Poverty is a curse.
 According to the World Bank, poverty ratio is on the rise in globe.
 almost 40 percent of 107 developing countries are highly exposed to the
poverty.
 Pakistan is ranked among the 43 countries most exposed to poverty
 Poverty is widespread in Pakistan and is predominantly a rural
phenomenon.
 Nearly two thirds of our population lives in rural areas. Many of them lack
basic needs such as safe drinking water, primary health care, education
and other social services.
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9. Poverty
 Nearly 17.2% of the total population lived below the poverty line,
which is the lowest figure in the history of Pakistan.
 According to the Human Development Index (HDI), 60.3% of
Pakistan's population lives on under $2 a day, compared to 75.6% in
nearby India.
 Wealth distribution in Pakistan is highly uneven, with
 10% of the population earning 27.6% of income
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11. Distribution of Poverty
 At the time of partition and independence in 1947, Pakistan inherited
the most backward parts of South Asia with only one university, one
Textile Mill.
 Poverty in Pakistan has historically been higher in rural areas and
lower in the cities. Out of the total 40 million living below the poverty
line, 30 million live in rural areas.
 Punjab also has significant gradients in poverty among the different
regions of the province.
 The North West Frontier Province of Pakistan was one of the most
backward regions of the South Asian Subcontinent.
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13. Poverty and Gender
 Traditional gender roles in Pakistan define the woman's place as in
the home and not in the workplace, and define the man as the
breadwinner.
 Consequently, the society invests far less in women than men.
 Female literacy in Pakistan is 43.6% compared to Male literacy at
68.2%, as of 2008.
 Female labour rates in Pakistan are exceptionally low.
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14. Poverty and Gender
 Traditional gender roles in Pakistan define the woman's place as in
the home and not in the workplace, and define the man as the
breadwinner.
 Consequently, the society invests far less in women than men.
 Female literacy in Pakistan is 43.6% compared to Male literacy at
68.2%, as of 2008.
 Female labour rates in Pakistan are exceptionally low.
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15. Reasons of Poverty
 Unemployment
 Feudalism
 Literacy rate
 Distribution of resources
 High birth rate in poor people
 Natural disasters in country in last decade
 Terrorism
 Bad governance, etc
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16. Effects of poverty
 Diseases are more widely spread because poor people
cannot afford hygienic foods and pure drinking water
which is much expensive.
 Many infants born into poverty have a low birth weight,
which is associated with many preventable mental and
physical disabilities. Not only are these poor infants more
likely to be irritable or sickly, they are also more likely to
die before their first birthday.
 Poor families experience much more stress than middle-
class families. Besides financial uncertainty, these
families are more likely to be exposed to series of
negative events and “bad luck,” including illness,
depression, eviction, job loss, criminal victimization, and
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17. Smuggling in Pakistan
 From Afghanistan
 Drugs
 Weapons
 Electronics , etc
 From India
 Cigarettes
 Pan and chali-ya, etc
 From China
 Daily life items such as shoes, toys, small electronic products,
mobile phones, etc.
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18. Smuggling in Pakistan
 From Pakistan
 Fruits to Iran only loss about 40 m dollar annually.
 Human trafficking (poor kids kidnapped and sold out)
 Livestock and agriculture products.
 Sugar and salt, etc.
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19. THANKS
Ali Kashif.
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