Pakistan

Insights from Social Contexts

Education and Development: A Comparison Between South and Central Asia

  • May 26, 2023

The slow spread of school education for all has affected the economic development in South Asian countries. This seems to be the case if we compare the situation of India with that of China. The latter could ensure the provision of basic education to the majority of children, which helped the growth of manufacturing industries.
Insights from Social Contexts

Education and Development Linkages in South Asia (VI)

  • November 17, 2021

Though it is obvious, the possible positive contribution of education towards economic and human development can be seen from the experience of different countries in the south Asian region. A virtuous equilibrium can be seen in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. On the other hand, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal show a vicious equilibrium marked by social factors disabling education and this impacts and is impacted by economic underdevelopment.
Insights from Social Contexts

Education and Development Linkages in South Asia (IV)

  • October 13, 2021

The traditional community norms in these regions which are also strengthened by the versions of Islam which got dominance there, over time, strengthened the norms against modern education for girls. Instead of a religious issue, it is more of a cultural issue. It may be more correct to say that the traditional values in these localities may have found certain rigid versions of Islam acceptable over time.
Insights from Social Contexts

Education and Development Linkages in South Asia (I)

  • September 1, 2021

Barring Sri Lanka and Bhutan, other countries in South Asia have not been very successful in extending school education to all through pro-active governmental efforts which are needed to overcome the constraining family circumstances of children that prevent them from using school. This would mean that family and social conditions continue to play an important role in the educational achievements of children in the region.
Response to COVID-19

Pakistan’s Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19

  • June 30, 2020

Pakistan is finalizing its annual budget 2020-21 in which healthcare has been considered for the first time in its history as a top priority area. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan used to spend around 2% of the GDP on the health sector, five times less than the global average of 10% spending on health.

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