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compare hdi, per capita, economy, industry, employment and then come back here. we will see how worse off india is from pakistan.
Poverty drives Indian woman to sell infant son for Rs 62(1$)
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compare hdi, per capita, economy, industry, employment and then come back here. we will see how worse off india is from pakistan.
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Here comes the Chinese defense of the Pakistani trolls!!
because i told truth.
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With the Indians here constantly attacking the Chinese for no reason, who the Hell did you think I was going to side with?
oh really
Pakistan: Still one of the worst places in the world to be a woman
According to the World Bank, women’s literacy remains low at 42%. The ratio of young literate females to males (age 15-24) is 74.85%.
KARACHI: Gender equalities remain pronounced in Pakistan; in a region that has among the poorest gender equality records in the world. There has been recent progress in increasing the rates of women’s political representation – thanks to reservation of seats for women in Parliament and local bodies – and in the raising the average age of girls at marriage and first birth, both of which are now above the regional average (UNICEF 2011).
Yet, stark gender gaps persist in education, health and across economic sectors. According to the World Bank, women’s literacy remains low at 42%. The ratio of young literate females to males (age 15-24) is 74.85%. Only Afghanistan has a lower ratio. In 2008, Pakistan’s infant mortality rate and percentage of births attended by skilled health staff was worse than the South Asian average (73 vs 59 per 1,000 live births; and 39 vs 42 percent, respectively) ; while its total fertility rate was higher than the regional average (3.9 vs 2.9 births per woman). Thankfully this has fallen since then and now Pakistan has a fertility rate that is lower than most of its neighbours.
Given these challenges to their human capital development, women face severe constraints to their access to services in most sectors, and in their income-earning opportunities. Pakistan’s female labour force participation is lower than the regional average. The rate of women’s borrowing from Microfinance institutions is lower than any other South Asian country, including Afghanistan. Keeping in mind that women make up more than half of Pakistan’s population, this is a serious economic drawback.
Pakistan’s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper has recognised that gender disparities pose a critical constraint to achieving country development objectives. The Country Partnership Strategy 2010-13, which is a WB initiative, works to help organise efforts and initiatives that help to restore some of the gender balance. According to the report, it now goes beyond emphasising gender in the context of human development and social protection. This is in part due to the influence of the 2010 Pakistan Gender-Sensitive Portfolio Review, which ascertained the degree to which gender was addressed across sectors – in 24 existing and 26 pipeline operations in the World Bank’s portfolio at the time. The Review found human development sectors to be significantly more advanced than economic sectors in their attention to gender issues and recommended common approaches for economic sectors to improve this situation.
Pakistan is still far from ideal when it comes to addressing gender inequality issues but there are significant efforts on the ground that may have more of an impact in the years to come. For example according to the World Bank’s Country Strategy partnership Reports 2010-2014 for Pakistan, research from 2011 reveals how Social Protection projects bring numerous benefits to women and children in vulnerable groups. Programmes that transfer cash to poor women – such as the Benazir Income Support Program that gives Rs1,000 Pakistan rupees a month to female heads of poor households – have been shown to improve these women‘s decision-making power. When these women have greater decision-making power, they are more likely to use reproductive health services; moreover, household investments shift from transportation and food to medical care, education, fuel and lighting, and footwear and clothing.
But more needs to be done than just increasing women’s representation in parliament. That alone will not be enough, especially if these women are unable to be a catalyst for change that will trickle downwards.
Pakistan: Still one of the worst places in the world to be a woman – The Express Tribune
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With the Indians here constantly attacking the Chinese for no reason, who the Hell did you think I was going to side with?
I didn't ask justification for your comment!! Is any one asking you to side with Indians? You loudmouths should sometimes stop short of making larger than life images of yourself!!
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People of the country, whose leaders goes around the world asking for money to keep the country running, should be the last one to make fun of poverty!!
But for some, desperation to show hatred weighs way to heavy on better senses!!
But for some, desperation to show hatred weighs way to heavy on better senses!!
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guru in your article it says "one of". India is the worst.
Tell me more of how $500 million can run a country
Tell me more of how $500 million can run a country
oh so country where only in karachi 100 rape cases happened in daily is best place for women.
At least 100 rapes in Karachi a day
KARACHI: On average, 100 women are raped every 24 hours in Karachi city alone, and a majority of them are working women, said Additional Police Surgeon (APS) Dr Zulfiqar Siyal.
A majority of them are working class women or those working as domestic help and are mostly up to 20 years old, he said.
“I am saying with full authority that such a large number of rape cases happen in the city,” he told Daily Times on the sidelines of a discussion on sexual violence organised by the Aurat Foundation on Monday. “But very few rape survivors have the courage to come forward in search of justice.”
They do not come forward because of the lengthy medical process and delayed justice system in Pakistan. Only 0.5 percent of cases are reported and the majority (99.5 percent) of survivors prefers to stay silent.
Part of the problem is that there are 11 medico-legal sections in three major public sector hospitals but there are only six women medico-legal officers (WMLOs) for the 18 million population of Karachi.
“I am sure that there are more than 100 rape cases every day ... but you can gauge how many are reported from the official data which says that during the last eight months (between January to August 2008) a total of 197 cases were reported,” Dr Siyal said.
The WMLOs also face a lot of problems, he said.
Karachi is also short on hospitals where rape survivors can go through the entire medical examination. “It isn’t just medical facilities but you won’t find a single women police officer (WPO) in any of the total 101 police stations of the city,” he said.
Provincial minister Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto said though previous governments had passed legislation they were not implemented. amar guriro
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\09\16\story_16-9-2008_pg1_8
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you realize more rape cases happen in new delhi than combined rest of the world? Thats why new delhi is called rape capital of the world, where 1 women gets raped each 1/2 minute
i don't think so if u have link please post this .by the way in ur country 70% cases not reported by people.
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New Delhi is still the rape capital |GulfNews.com
1 women every 1/2 minute... 2280 every day
So 822,200 women raped annualy and only 440 cases registered... be ashamed
1 women every 1/2 minute... 2280 every day
So 822,200 women raped annualy and only 440 cases registered... be ashamed
1 rape case happened in every minute in pakistan and 70% cases are not reported by people and by the way delhi is a rape capital of india not world .and in karachi more rape happened than delhi.(100 rape per day)
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
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