The document outlines various social problems facing Pakistan, including illiteracy, poverty, terrorism, unemployment, and child labor, which significantly impact the country's stability and economy. It emphasizes the need for government intervention in education, advocating for increased funding, the establishment of more schools, and promotion of equal education for all. Additionally, it addresses the growing issues of drug addiction and production, highlighting the socio-economic factors contributing to these problems and proposing solutions to mitigate their effects.

2. Social Problems of Pakistan
By: Syed Ghazanfar Ali
Abbas Ahmad
Ali Amjad

3.  Pakistan is a developing state
 Pakistan is going through various problems and
issues.
 These issues are from various origins having long
lasting impact on the stability of the economy and the
goodwill of country.
 The problems are being divided in to several heads
amongst which one of the very important head is the
Social problems of Pakistan.
Background

4. Some social problems of Pakistan are:
 Illiteracy
 Poverty
 Terrorism
 Food and water crisis
 Poor health facilities
 Unemployment
 Child labor
Social Problems of Pakistan

5.  Population growth
 Injustice
 Drug abuse
 Discourage the rules of law from government
representatives
 Etc..
Conti….

6.  Education = cheapest defense of a nation
 According to the Constitution of Islamic Republic of
Pakistan:
“The state of Pakistan shall remove illiteracy
and provide free and compulsory secondary
education within minimum possible period.”
 Un educated people = No impact on the country
Illiteracy

7.  49.9% educated populace ( Human development
Report Pakistan)
 placed at 180th position
 Primary completion rate (Date Center of UNESCO) =
33.8% in females & 47.18% in males
 World's 6th largest populated country is being kept
away form education.
Literacy rate:

8. .

9.  Unequal education system
 Different medium of instruction in public and private
sectors
 Regional disparity
 Gender discrimination
 Poverty
 Low amount of allocated funds
 Non professional teachers
Reason:

10.  Unemployment
 Child labour
 Literacy rate is going down
 International value is down
 Unbalance regions
 Hurdles in the way of progress
 Less highly qualified teachers
Effects:

11.  Govt. should take following measures:
i. Increase education budget
ii. Establish more schools and appoint qualified and
trained teachers
iii. Technical education must be given to all the classes.
iv. Promote primary education
 Equal education for boys and girls
 Equal education in all regions
Solutions:

12.  The term “child labor” is often defined as:
“work that deprives children of their childhood,
their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to
physical and mental development.”
Child labor

15. Some major causes are:
 Poverty
 Unemployment of Elders
 Tradition of making children know their family skill
 Excess of population
Causes:

16.  They are treated like baggers .
 They have not been given the right to go to school
and get education.
 Destroys their personality.
 Became submissive just like servants.
 Bear the inhuman behaviour .
Effects:

17.  Free & Compulsory of primary education
 Government should take step (Make Law)
 Employment of elders
 Awareness in Parents
 Scholarships for poor children
Solution:

18.  Pakistan is today notorious for many things, but in the
last 20 years, drug production and addiction has
increasingly become just one of them.
 Pakistan is the worst victim of the drug trade in South
Asia.
 Today, the country has the largest heroin consumer
market in the south-west Asia region.
 Pakistan became a major exporter of heroin in the
1980.
Drug Addiction

19.  It is estimated that every year , about 50 tons of opium
are smuggled into Pakistan for processing heroin for
domestic use.
 Almost 80 % of the opium processed in Pakistan comes
from neighbour countries.
 Drug production for Pakistan's domestic market is
estimated at close to $1.5 billion.
 It appears that only 3 % of the gross profits from the
illegal opium industry remain within Pakistan.

20.  Poverty
 Illiteracy
 Lack of basic health care
 As Pain Medication
 To Overcome Tragedies
 Other family member’s use of drugs
 Social and family stresses
 Influence of friends or Peer group
 Easy assess to drug
 Smuggling from closer areas of production(like AFG)
Causes:

22. In Wazirastan , Forces caught a
huge amount of heroin and
other drugs.
Rangers Operation

23.  Permanent and irreversible brain damage.
 Emotional problems:
Depression
Mood swings
Suicidal thoughts
Schizophrenia
 Violence
 Drug abuse damages short-term and long-term memory
and can lead to problems with learning and memory later
in life.
Effects:

24.  Education.
 Awareness about health.
 Licenced Medical Stores.
 Awareness about its effects.
 Arrange Seminars.
 Control in domestic problems.
 Selection of good friends.
 Import of drugs should be traced.
 Smuggling should be controlled.
Solutions: