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Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerREPORTS ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS BASED ON FACTS AND FIGURES FISCAL YEAR 2022 SET TARGETS © GDP Growth4.8% 0 Inflation-8.2% Fiscal deficit-6.3% @ Total budget for FY 2022 = Rs. 8.5 trillion PuBLIC SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (PSDP) .= RS. 2135 BILLION (37% INCREASE) © Rs. 900 billion allocated for federal PSDP @ Minimum wage has been increased to RS: 20,000. © Pensions and federal goverriinent\, employees’ salaries will’ see a 10pc increase Q Rs. 12billion allocated. for agriculture sector ° Rs, 66 billién\to be "provided to the Higher Education Commission for educationiprogrammes, and Rs. 44 billion under the development fund ‘Rs, 118 billion for power distribution Rs. 61 billion for Viability Gap Fund Rs. 14 billion for Climate Change mitigation projects $1.1 billion for vaccines procurement Rs. 100 billion for Covid-19 Emergency Fund Rs. 12billion special grant for Sindh Rs. 1.37 trillion for defence services in the budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, marking an increase of 62 percent e@o00a000 Rs. 3,060 billion will be spent on interest payments Civil works are proposed to be given Rs. 169.8 billion Scanned with CamScanner2 reports on Economnic Afairs Based on Facts and Figures © An interesting feature of 2021-22 defence budget is that all services have got an equal raise of about 62 percent CURRENT EXPENDITURE © Current expenditure budgeted for FY22 stands at Rs. 7,523 billion, up from ast year's Rs. 6345 billion © Of this, Rs. 1370 billion will be spent on Defence Services, up 6.2 percent from last year, while Rs. 3,060 billion will be spent on interest payments © Expenditure on Defence Services makes up around 16 percent of total expenditure budgeted for FY22, down from 18 percent last year FISCAL DEFICIT Fiseal deficit for FY22 has been budgeted at Rs. 3,420 billion, which is around 6.3 percent of the GDP, down from 7 percent last year, PSDP otal allocations for the Public Sectér' Deyélopment Programme (PSDP) have been budgeted at Rs. 2,135 billignfor'F¥22, up 37 percent from Rs. 104 billion last year Under this, fedetal PSDP takes up Re. 900 billion, up 27.7 percent from last year's allocation, whilé\pfOvineial PSDP makes up Rs, 1,235 billion, registering rise of 45 pércofitifrorn last year's budget. GDP\GROWTH TARGET The finance minister announced that for FY22, the government had set the GDP growth target at 4.8 percent. INFLATION For the upcoming fiscal year, the government targets to ke inflation at wee 8 ent targets to keep in FBR TAX TARGET The government has set the tax collection target for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) at Rs. 5, 829 billion for FY22, which is 17.4 percent higher than last year's Rs. 4,963 billion. Scanned with CamScannerReports on Economic Affairs Based on Facts and Figures 3 TAXES In order to support small businesses, the annual turnover tax ceiling has been increased from Rs. 10 million to Rs, 100 million, while salos tax is being reduced. REPORTS 1. Overseas Pakistanis sent the highest-ever $8 billion remittances during the first quarter of the 2021-22, registering a growth of 12.5 percent over the same period last year. 2 Currently, there are around 150,000 Pakistanis who are enjoying job opportunities in Doha, Qatar. 3. Pakistan’s growth expected to ease to 3.4 percent: WB 4. The Econonrist has placed Pakistan at the fourth place among 43 ¢dtintries with seriously high inflation rates. 5. The World Bank has suggested that Pakistan neddslanintegrated and long- term reform strategy for fixing the export challenge that will require coordination across government agenties at federal and provincial levels to harmonise policy decisions, institutional-Strengthening to ensure effective implementation and active" public‘private sector dialogue to secure the broadest support to reforms 6 Highlighting cértain. downside risks, the World Bank said Pakistan's economic growth rate slightly came down to 3.4 percent during the 2021-22 against 39 percent of last fiscal year. However, it pointed out, the growth rale\Can hit the 4 percent mark in the next fiscal year (2023) if the government implemented key structural reforms. 7. According to commerce ministry data, Pakistan's merchandise trade deficit in May 2021 ballooned by 134 percent from what it was a year ago. 5. State Bank’s Second Quarterly Report claims that the economic recovery is becoming more visible exceeding the previous forecast to reach 3 percent GDP growth rate with 7-9 percent inflation and better prospects for wheat output. 9. The size of Pakistan‘s informal economy is estimated to be as much as 56 Percent of the country’s GDP (as of 2019), This means that its worth around $180 billion a year, and that is a massive amount by any yardstick. Scanned with CamScanner“ Reports on Economie Affairs Based on Facts and Figur 40, Only 29 percent of women in Pakistan have a bank account, among th * Tounst in the world, and this disparity severely impedes national economic development. 11, The government plans to enrol seven million deserving women for financial assistance under its Ehsaas Kafaalat programme by June 2021 to financially empower them, especially disadvantaged women and girls. 12, Agriculture represents 21 percent of Pakistan’s GDP and around 68 percent of the population is engaged in farming directly or indirectly through production, processing, or distribution of major agricultural commodities, Given its role in employment, food security and the economy, it is a strategie sector for pro-poor growth and rural development. 13, Remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis remained above $2 billion in February for the eighth consecutive month, the State Bank Said. 14. A loss of almost $36bn has been caused by the deélineloficdtton production from 15.5m bales to 5.5m bales in the last@ecade jin’ Pakistan, claims the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association. 15. As the construction of about 100 Yextile Fills is under way in Punjab and Sindh, the country's textile exports/ate likely to achieve the target of over $20 billion set for fiscallyear'2021°22. 16. The SBP data shows Ghline transactions spiking by 24 percent in volume to 296.7%, afid22 percent in value to Rs, 2i.4tr as more people in Pakistan swith to internet and mobile banking for convenience. a7, et ‘Arabia. has agreed to revive its financial support to Pakistan, ding about $3 billion in safe deposits and $1.2bn to $1.5bn worth cf il supplies on deferred payments. 18. ri ti Feed cette Tensformation Plan 2021, shared by the Ministry of National gee oe Bem (MNFSR), seeks to revolutionalise the agri-input Snceee 'Y increase production of major rabi and Kharif crops hoe in ies Yield by 41 percent, rice 40 percent, cotton 65 perce Percent, Sugar 22 percent, and other crops 30 percent. 19, The me Permanent and non-debt-creating FDI inflows to Pakistan have rei of om ae ee ln eB ; - [in secelveA ad qrike at 20. Under new proposed law, The State Bank i : i, of Pakistan (SBP) will discontinue quasi-fiscal operations or monetary actions it idee behalf of the government but keep refinancing facilities it uses, to support access (| Scanned with CamScannerReports 0” Economic Affairs Based on Facts and Figures 15 various sectors of the economy) to subsidized credit, even after the passa from the parliament of amendments to the existing SBP Act of 1956, nt. World Bank report, only four crops —rice, wheat, sugarcane and cotton — consume 80 percent water, and contribute only 5 percent to GDP. It shows that the agriculture sector offers one of the poorest “crop per drop’ ratios, n According to a report released by Macro Economic Insights, the power crisis has cost $82 billion in lost GDP between 2007 and 2020, In per capita terms, the power crisis has cost each Rs. 43,504 during this period, with rupee per capita GDP lower by 23 percent as.a result, 23, Pakistan's e-commerce market size posted a growth of over 35 percent in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021 to Rs. 96 billion compared to Rs. 7ibn over the corresponding period of last year. 24, The new estimates for large-scale manufacturing production piblithéd by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics support the government Claims’ that the economy is returning to the path of recovery from tHé deep. impact of the first wave of the Covid-19 health crisis. The dat shows\LSM grew by 11.4 pereent month on month in December 2020'@ridl8.16 Percent year on year in the first half of FY2021 from the same period in FY2020. 35. Pakistan paid over $7 billion inllextemal debt servicing for the first half of fiseal year 2020-21 (IHF¥21))which looks significantly higher when compared with'\the"wforeign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). %6. Pakistan's trade déficit expanded by almost 33 percent te $30.8bn during the lastyfiScal 2020-21 from $23.2bn a year before because of a hefty growth in imports. Since 1990, Pakistan’s real GDP growth has averaged 42 percent. By comparison, South Asia has averaged economic growth of 6 percent over the same period, Q Textile clothing exports of Pakistan soar to $13.7 billion. Government has allocated a paltry amount of Rs. 12 billion for Agriculture Sector. The sector contributes 19.2 percent to the GDP and employs 38.5 Percent of the country’s labour force. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast inadequate growth rate of four Percent for Pakistan coupled with elevated rate of inflation and stubborn ‘unemployment rate during the current fiscal year. Scanned with CamScannerReports on Economic Affairs Based on Facts anc Figur, 6 industri i household manufacturing yp; ale industrial establishments and ng unit * fy sit as arial growth of 1.58 percent and 651 percent, reppetvg over the past 10 years, said a survey report of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), it i i red by 42.97 Despite pandemic the profits ofthe banking sector surg — ] bedendae ‘year 2020, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said. 33, Overseas Pakistanis remitted record $29.4 billion during 2020-21, helping the country meet its widening trade deficit and expected current accout deficit in 2020-21, 34. ‘The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) continued its growth momentum in the fourth consecutive month as big industrial sectors’ output rose year-on, year by 36.84 per cent in May 2021, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of ‘Statistics (PBS) showed. 35. According to the data released by the State Bartley Palistan received total FDI orth $1447 billion in FY21 comparedeto $2597bn in FY20, a decline of 289 percent. 36 The State Bank has said that Wuslagiand construction finance has increased PY75 percent to Rs. 259bAdlirihgrthe last fiscal compared 2020-21 97. Structural vulnerabilities tan impede growth in FY22: SBP 38. Pakistan's ports of information technology grew by 47.4 Percent to cross the $2\billiontnark for the first time in the country’s history in the outgoing fistal year 8, The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has kept the poli changed at 7 Percent in the hope that the a wil eed oe current acc deficit wil in. in the rang £2103 percent of GOP in ne Mou efit will remain in the range m. tate oebors to nine regional countries posted growth of 9.14 percent imports grew by nearly 36 Percent in FY21 from a year 2020, latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, ‘showed. = ean react er Sne-fifth of electricity is lost due to theft an $45 billion per annum, “ney issues may be costing Pakistan abt Scanned with CamScanneraports on Economic Alfairs Based on Facts and Figures 4. 5. 46. a. 9. 5 £ 55, Ww State Bank of Pakistan projected that the current account deficit from 06 percent of the GDP last fiscal to 2 percent-3 percent thls jearen rising imports to Support the growth target of 4.8 percent. Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan increased rillion to $17.8466n during the week ended on July 30, 2021. anee Pakistan’s exports to the United Kingdom posted a 33 percent grawth’ wwhen it reached §2.025 billion in the fiscal year 2021 (FY2i) agains! $1 522 billion over FY20, mainly led by textile products. Agriculture provides livelihood to two-thirds of Pakistanis and employs 39 percent of the total national labour force, The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) introduced a financing scheme for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), enabling them to get loans without collateral. 3. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sectoreplays"a ‘key role in Pakistan's economy by contributing 40 percent the hation’s GDP and 25 percent to its annual export earnings. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is,cnutial,as it helps technology and skill transfer, improves business siaMtagemefit practices, lifts exports and the economic growth of host rations jand créates jobs. 1. CPI food price ihiflafitin has tome down from its peak of above 15 percent in April 2021 fo 86 percent in July. On a year-on-year basis, it is down from 162 pertelit froma year ago. Pakistan posted a current account deficit (CAD) of $773 million in the first ‘month of 2021-22 against a surplus of $583m in July 2020, Pakistan ran a primary budget deficit of Rs. 653.6 billion in 2020-21. The Pakistan central government's total debt has inereased by 21.7 percent to Rs, 38,7 trillion during the last two years. Agriculture Emergency Programme Pakistan has been planned fo enhance ; ee : Productivity and profitability | through increase in yield ve B 7 Thounds /acre to reduce cost of production, ensure food security, Pr surplus and retrieve area for oilseed and high value crops import bills on edible oil. t ratio stands at 43 percent Currently, Pakistan’s foreign debttoGDP eres ( ich also holds foreign exchange compared to 21 +t of Bangladesh which also hi Pres of $4 bilo e Pakistan's $24 billion. Teserves of $44 billion compared to et Scanned with CamScannerw peports on Economic Afats Based on Focts and Fig 56. ‘The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast abate economic growth rate at four percent for the curren fiscal Year (FY2). 57, The public sector accounts for more than 90 percent of financing for sustainable development in Pakistan. 58, An average Rs 75 trillion of public spending will be required to halve poverty in Punjab. $9, Circular debt of Pakistan soars to Rs. 2.327te in 2020-21. 60. Pakistan's total external debt and liabilities are $117.1bn. 61. By 2023, the economic contribution of the mobile industry in Pakistan is expected to reach $24 billion, accounting for 6.6 percent of GDP. 62. While the country’s large informal economy accounts(fr upyto 71.1 percent jobs outside agriculture according to the Labour Force\Survey 2018-19, the formal economy has not expanded enough (@ accomumodate graduates. 63. In 2021, Pakistan gots 64 percentypf its(electricity from fossil fuels, with another 27 percent from hydro;powes, 5 percent from nuclear power and just 4 percent from renewables Such as solar and wind. 64. Pakistan govertihieriPpfoposed to allocate Rs. 1.37 trillion for defence services invthe bud get for the fiscal year 2021-22, marking an increase of 62 perce. 68)\ The govérnment has allocated Rs. 3.060 trillion for debt servicing (including F « interest payments) in the next fiscal year 2021-22. 66. ol Ba eat Hevesinent Get launched three platforms to provide local et rs ease of online registration k ses that wil search busi aaiviien: registration for zone enterprises that 67, Power, i i Pee ae ‘generation ape ity of Pakistan increased by 8.3% in one year: overnment A ‘ Sree ne at aroting paay 400,000 sero ith the increas? one year, and motorcycles and expansion in the auto industty’ o 69. The benchmark index of the Paki - rakisté annualised rate of almost 14 meeeuon Exchange (PSX) has grown i“ it i ce its inception 30 years ago- 70. With car sales up in July by 105 ai Percent from July 2020 and 75 percent fr June 2021, governmant officials, ho country is back on the path of rapid oan the moon, are claiming that 71. Local mobile phone production exceeds imports. Scanned with CamScannereports on Eoortomic Affairs Based on Facts and Figures 7m B. na. 1% 7 19 Pakistan has become self-suifcient in mung bean production a the estimate of the crop for 2021-22 records the legume output at 253, 000 a agznst the national requirement of about 180,000 tone . By 2080, generation capseity of 57201 saw will be needed by Pakistan to satisfy its power needs, Currently Pakistan ig Producing around 34,501 MW, Government debt goes up by 11.5pe to Rs. 39.711, Pakistan and Germany signed an ag Teement for suspension of debt service of 26.213 million euro under the Deb: * Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) SAPM on Climate Change Malik Amin Pakistan's water-storage capacity is just world average of some 40 percent, Aslam stated that currently, the about 10 percent, as compared to the The Dasu hydropower project (DHP) includes the constructiéfls of a 4320MW hydropower plant on the Indus River near Dasu towniin Kehistan, District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank Rave jointly prepared a timate risk profile of Pakistan, which projects’ an inérease in the number of people affected by flooding, with a likely inctease*of around 5 million people exposed to extreme river floods by 2085-44) IGCEP (Indicative Generatidn Capatity Expansion Plan 2021-30) in Pakistan Provides for new power-generation projects to be undertaken in accordance with demand-supply fiindamentals through the open and competitive auction of contracts, Pakisfarhas declined to commit to netzero emissions targets by arguing {hat the energy transition alone would require $101 billion by 2030 and an. Additional $65 billion by 2040 on account of completing the in-progress RE projects, Scanned with CamScanner1 REPORTS ON POLITICAL AFFAIRS Tre areas in which Pakistan and the US can engage in mutually : cooperation are the Afghanistan peace process, prevention of nucies proliferation, promotion of peace and stability in South Asia, the Pensa Gulf and Indian Ocean regions, climate change, promotion of human sight and strenglhening of bilateral cooperation in economic, commertt technical and cultural fields, According to the National Action Plan 2019-20, the per capita avai lability of water in the country has decreased over the last seven decades to an alarming level of 935 cubic metres from 5,260 cubic government fails to formulate an effective conservation strategy now, the Per capita availability would decrease to 860 cubic metfes by.2025 and even down to 500 cubic metres by 2040. Cross-border incidents attributed to forcesyfi, Pakistan caused less than 2 Percent of civilian casualties in Afghanifiai froin January 1 to December 3, 2020, says the latest UN reportvon'the war-ravaged country. The Taliban rebels were responsible for 45\petceht of these eivilian casualties while pro- Government forces causédl 25 Percent of these casualties in 2020, Of these 22 Percent of civiliag casualties were caused by the Afghan National Security Force, The goverment has chosen 8 out of a total of 212 state-owned enterprises for ptivatization, liquidation or retention in the Public sector to meet a Structural benchmark of the IMF as it moves ‘towards revival of the Suspended $6bn loan programme, metres. If the The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) intends (0 enhance th * renewable energy footprint to 30 percent over the next 10 years from the current 3 Percent of Pakistan's overall generation capacity of over 35,000 Mw. 8 Pe At the UN hosted Climate Ambition Summit, Prime Minister Imran Kha" that Pakistan will generate 60 percent of its energy from renewable Sources, ensure that 30 percent of new vehicles will be electric vehicles Scanned with CamScannera » Pakistan has severely criticized the draft agree peports.on Political Affairs a that Pakistan will no longer pursue coal pronouncements can guide the country’s road; According to reports, Pakistan plans that 30 pe t of all new c je eves ‘ars, trucks, buses, vans and jeeps, and. 50 percent of all two-, three- and inusenn will be electric vehicles by 2030. By 2040, 90 percent of vehicles on the road are envisioned as electric, Power! plants. These broad Imap for decarbonisation, “FATF had assessed Pakistan to have completed 26 of the 27 Action Items under the current Action Plan. In the remaining one partially addressed item, significant progress has been made by Pakistan, which is duly acknowledged by the wider FATE membership, ‘The World Bank has announced that it is providing over $4 billion for the purchase and supply of Covid-19 vaccines to 51 countries, induding Pakistan, The federal government has announced a multibillion Ppackagé“for the agricultural sector to boost a neglected part of our economy. The! plan includes Rs. 110 billion direct investment and 80 percentbincrewse in agro credit to bring it to Rs. 2.7 trillion over the next threé'years, The Foreign Office said that some 5,000 terrotisté belonging to the banned Telwcek-i-Taliban (ITP) Pakistan wete! posing? a threat to the country’s security and stability from their saftctuarie’ in Afghanistan, Pakistan has reaffirmed. ité “pledge "to" fully implement 27 international conventions as part ofiils commitment to the European Union's preferential trade arrangemont, the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). . The World Bankjhas approved $442 million to help improve access to water andisanilation Services for the most vulnerable rural communities in Punjab. Pakistan signed an agreement with Pfizer Pakistan under which it would Teteive 13 million doses of the American vaccine. Despite the rejection of its plea on corruption charges, Pakistan has various Sptions to deal with the Reko Dig case, wherein the country is facing a massive penalty of $6 billion. ; Over 76 percent children in Pakistan receive full course of vaccinations under EPI: survey Pakistan has signed terms of accord for gas pipeline with Russia. ment that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is hopeful to finalize to stop overfishing. 5 coreuption is widespread within Around 69 percent of employees say survey by Gallup. businesses located in their country, according (o #5 a | Scanned with CamScannermR 26. 2, 29, 31 32, 33, 35, As the number of Reports on Political Ai makistan has decided to terminate 23 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) ity . Pakistan different countries in order to avoid international arbitration with foreign firm, iffere ‘on commercial contracts. Pakistan's envoys in US and UN have assured the international community that Islamabad would follow their lead, particularly that of the “ext troika", in offering diplomatic recognition to a Taliban goverment Afghanistan. Pakistan joins 52 countries on Covid-19 research, development, Argentina is planning to buy 12 JF-I7A Block-Ill fighter jets from Pakistan, according to reports in the international media. . Pakistan is maintaining a regular engagement with the Afghan Taliban foe safeguarding the country’s security interests: ISPR A recent report by Freedom House, the US-based watchdog that assesses democratic trends around the world, has placed)Pakistant among the top 10 countries where digital freedoms are being curtailed) Pakistan and Tajikistan signed several’ agreements and memorandums of Gereement for cooperation in, divetee, areas, including trade, investmen, banking, tourism, and information and broadcasting, Increasing rural access\fromithe Ghrrent 61 Percertt to 75 percent will require $76 billion by 2030, FER te berasked toiprobe 700 Pakistanis named i Across all provinces, seven in 10 Pakistanis believe that Imran Khan's Seveturent wil be able to complete its five-year tern, says Gallup Pakistan. ‘According to the leaked Pandor : ers, Pakistani I investors in propesty in oe Pap ‘istanis are the fifth largest in Pandora Papers: Tarin the Covax scheme, more than 10 million doses each — undet ns aa Teg wareed (on setting up a mechanism for polled Steersbilateral cooperation oeteS and early convening of a body i registered voters clit " imbs to 119 istricis across Pakistan, have a gender mbudsman Secretaria 88,687 prisoners in 116 i tt has revealed that currently there #* 65168 imac 6 jails of the Paki istan against a sanctioned capacity the total 133 4j million, as many as 81 F gap of over 10 per cen: Scanned with CamScannerREPORTS ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS ‘According to the Global Climate Risk Index, Pakistan is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change, 2. The Global Gender Gap Index 2021 has ranked Pakistan 153rd in terms of gender parity out of 156 countries. 3. According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, Pakistan is the fifth most vulnerable country. 4. South Asia Climate Change Action Plan 2021-25 states that the quality of life in Pakistan is set to decline by 4 percent to 5 percent by 2030. Thé report estimates that since 2010 droughts, floods, cyclones and earthquakes have cost the country more than §14 billion, ending up reyersing.development gains of the past 15 years. Moreover, the report.alio advises Pakistan to reform its energy sector where carbon emissions are predicted to increase by at least 380 percent between 2015 and 2030, 5. A report by Unicef, titled Childtch’s Climate Risk Index, the first comprehensive analysis of clithate Fisk from a child’s perspective, released in August 2021, states,ohe billidn children, ot half the world’s 2.2 billion child population;wligllivein one of the 33 countries classified as “extremely high-risk”, and which include Pakistan, will bear the brunt of climate change singe they*face “multiple and often overlapping shocks”, 6. Pakistan faces 30-40 percent of water shortage currently. 7.\ Gallup's big data analysis of Pakistan's 2017 census indicates that one in three males in Pakistan are illiterate. 8. The report states that the percentage of children in Class 3 who could read an Urdu story dropped to 15 percent in 2021 from 19 percent in 2019. According to the WHO, resistance to drugs is on the rise all over the world, but the rate of microbial resistance in Pakistan has accelerated due to poor ‘Sanitation and the unchecked and unnecessary prescription of antibiotics, among other factors, Pakistan is on the list of the 10 nations most affected by climate change in spite ofits negligible contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. + Over 50 million families survived during the pandemic under Ehsaas Programme, = Scanned with CamScannerisan Bry 2 1B. mM 15. (A 1” 1 Vv. 2 24, 25. Repons on Social Aig the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICER), ence Pu there are ‘million out-of school children in the Pakistan, According t0 approximately 22. ; sme Minister Iman Khan has said that 10 per cent countries email for 80 percent of the world carbon emissions and Pakistan is re arb most affected countries by greenhouse gases. ‘The temperature is apparently set to increase in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region by 1.7°C to 6.3°C by the end of this century. (Over 60 percent of the population in Pakistan is under 30, and 4:4m childsen saabn herp year, swelling the ranks of this demographic. ‘The World Bank has said that climate change and natural disasters pose a major challenge to Pakistan's development, and an estimated 49 million people reside in areas that face the risk of a four-to-five, percent decline in quality of life by 2030. Out of Pakistan's nearly 106m registered voters, Only 45%percent are women as.on November 4,2021, According to UNICEF, around..22:6m (children between five and 16 in Pakistan remain out of school, ‘Ehis is*the world’s second-largest out-of school child population. ‘The number of outfof-sehool children in Pakistan reached 18.7 million. Pakistan graitks\cighith among the countries with a high rate of kidney diseases, With 17 million people suffering {ror kidney problems. According to the government's own figures, one in every four children in Pakistan has never stepped inside a school and learning poverty — the Percentage of children unable to read an age-appropriate paragraph by the age of 10 —is 75 percent in the country. Currently, 40 percent of the foo: d in Pakistan goes to waste while 43 percent of our population is considered oo food insecure, me Nene by an international organization based in Brazil has found avert ance ghevative emergency cash programme (Ehsaas) helped nomic catastrophe during the Covid-19 pandemic. Accord . é most pallted ences comple by IQAir, Pakistan was the world’s seco"@ Bangladesh, with in the world for both 2018 as well as 2019, be! levels of PM2S, T3ity characterised as “unhealthy” as measured bf The estimates for the number rales f Of premature deaths caused annually > ne in Pakistan vary from 22,600 in the mid-2000s, to well over 304) Scanned with CamScannerepons.on Social Alfairs 35. istan’s case, with the rapid increase in th 26. In Pakist jv rease in the number of mot i on road from approximately 4.5m in 2001 to a Provisional camels by 2020, vehicular emissions are estimated to account for over 40 of ambient air pollution, Percent of a, According to the State of Global Air Re, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis pollution in Pakistan, in addition to Port 2019, 47 percent of deaths from sease (COPD) are attributable 0 air 32 percent of deaths from lung cancer, 2, In Pakistan, the number of females in the workforce is below 30 percent 29. Pakistan was ranked 80th on the Global Food countries as it lagged behind almost all Bangladesh, and several African countries. 30. According to the World Food Programme, are food-insecure. Of this number, to food. Security Index of 2020 out of 113 South Asian nations barring nearly 43 percent of Pakistanis 18 percent of people severelf Tack access Pakistan has the lowest life expectancy in the region! 1673 Years. It has the highest infant mortality rate —55.7 out of 1,000 live bitths in the region. 32. Pakistan spends $8.3 billion on food inipozts in FY 2020-21. . The World Press Freedom Index listed by) Reporters Sans Fronti@res (RSF) tanks Pakistan at an embarrassing)145 out of 180 countries and India at 142. 4. According to média(Hepotts) around 14,600 healthcare workers have been affected by the eoronavirus; 143 have lost their lives in the line of duty. + Only 10;pertent Pakistanis walk or engage in healthy exercises. 89 percent of total KP children are out of school: BISP survey "250,000 GB children involved in child labour: survey With a population of 220 million and rising, Pakistan is currently the World's fifth most populated country. ; According to a study conducted by the Supreme Court, a Ee the time of its filing until the appellate forums rule on 30 years to conclude. ~ 6 percent of the Pakistan’s population is under the age of 30. : around 76 percent administered the 4 " a e o * According Verification Immunization Coverage Survey Of children in Pakistan younger than two years have been i ar Programme fll dose of initial vacinatfons under the county's Expanded Prog onlmmunization, Scanned with CamScannerrrseen Reports on Social Afi 26 1 perent of the people surveyed by Gallup Pakistan opine that bou Sf * ipelste to curtail climate change. am patients survived Covid sinee outbreak in Pakistan, NCOC 43, 14 44, Antibodies from Sinovac’s COVID-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster helps — study. illion and 15 million people ink istan, there are between 12 mil fected ® aera aie Bor C, while at least 150,000 new cases are Teported every day. 46, Cement industry is the single largest source of carbon dioxide (CQ) emissions in Pakistan, according to a research study. 47, Pakistan has been ranked 30th among the countries having detected most number of cases since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandémic according to global ranking, 48. Women make up almost half the Pakistan's “population. Women's participation in the labour force is actually declining as it dropped from 238 percent in 2016 to 22.2 percent in 2020. 49. In Pakistan, according to Uiitsto, o not altend school!The sap group in Pakistan. 228 million children, aged five to 16 years, geting figure equals 41 per cent of this age 50. Aroundi40 percent of children under five years in Pakistan are stunted, 51 Atcording: to Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources on hderBround water in 2 Raa ccs 9 cities, there are 20 cities where water collected drinking, NS sources was found to be more than 50 percent unsafe for 52. An IME. ; ; acute rte eee en fanked Pakistan as third on a lst of countries facing “rslsaccording to it, our per eapita water availability is 1,017 53. Data suggests tt t organ failure ere 150.000 people die every year due to end-stage Kidney failure, 70,000 from es these patients, 40,000 pass away £fot et failure and 15, fe 54. About 58 percent of Paki: 15,000 from heart failure. homes, a 21 Percent rise si 55. Youth (aged between 10 betwy, Y total population, en 24 Years) constitute 30 percent of Pakistan? Scanned with CamScannerason Social Affairs ‘Repo 27 Pakistan remains one of the only two countries of the world where poli io 56 virus not only exists but has been on the rise since 2015, gt, Between 2012 and 2016, the rate of suicide in Pakistan is esti fehave increased from 29 per 100,000 10 75 per 100,000 people HO ple. . Areport revealed that a large majority — no less than = 7 suicides in Tharparkar district in 2020 were coming oe Tedivitals between 10 and 20 years of age; of these, 48 percent were 16 years old 7 younger: 9, In 1947, Pakistan had a population of around 36 million, today we are over 220 million, more than a six-fold increase, We have become the fifth largest country in the world, only after China, India, the US and Indonesia. @. The Population Council estimates that there are around 9. million pregnancies in Pakistan annually. Half of these are unintentionals 61. Poor air quality poses health risk to 173 million people in'Pakistan. @ An estimated 960 destructive outburst floods»kit, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPk) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in the last, 20,yeaxs. 6. According to the survey, more thai half the population of the seven tribal districts remains illiterate. Only, 22 petcent of the population has studied up to the primary level, and(10:and\7 percent of the people have studied up to the middle and Matriclevels/‘respectively. 64. The findings stated that 77,275 prisoners were held in about 14 jails across Pakistan, against'a collective capacity of 57,742. 65, Pakislah received 24 percent below average rainfall from July to Augyist 221: Met data 6. Pakistan has over 50 million acres of million acres constitute the canal comm the riverine areas and mountain valleys. 51. The National Professional Standards for teachers there should be a maximum 40 students in a classroom. i 1 4 1,890 raped, while 3,721 ed in Punjab during the fxst Jand under cultivation. Around 40 ‘and areas and the rest are located in in Pakistan suggests that ‘As many as 6754 women were kidnapped ¢ases of violence against women were #egiste sixmonths of 2021, The rate of suicide in Pakistan is rising nong youngsters. Out of 60 percent of the cases among those aged up to 16 years. . ‘ally alarming pace, ©Spec at ano ag percent are reported aT Scanned with CamScanner28 70. 7. 23. 74. 75. 76. 78, 82, . Electricity consumy + According to the Work Reports on Social Ain ngchnal Wave 11 of its Coronay; istan released its findings from Wave 11 o “oronay; aD ani rer Gurvey. Among its key findings it reported 55 Peon’ g Aas ll hold the opinion hat the threat of coronaving al exaggerated. : j ions Office on Drugs and Crimes (Un ing to the United Nations k : 1000), pence 89 milion people are addicted to drugs in Pakistan; mos them aged 25-39 years. ; : i ightly more than 48 percent ‘According to Gallup Pakistan, slightly 8 percent people in piace that Imran Khan has performed well over the past three years, More than 7 in 10 Pakistanis believe that global warming poses a serious threat, says a Gallup Pakistan poll. ‘The census of 2017 had officially declared that Urdu is the mother tongue of only 7.57 per cent of Pakistanis. . With global agreement to speed up action on'climate’ change, Pakistan is among 130 countries committed to reversing, deforestation along with cutting methane emissions by 30 peréent by the year 2030. ‘The poverty headcount has fallen by 26 percent points in the last 10 years in Pakistan, according ta.201%s' ‘Voluntary National Review. + Over 50 million, families’ survived during the pandemic under Ehsaas Programme, Povetty intidence is estimated to have increased in 2019-20 from 44 to 54 jpercentin Pakistan, ; Th 2020, 40 percent of the household suffer from moderate to severe food insecurity in Pakistan, se 5 ption is expected to increase by 78 percent between 201 and 2030, reflecting populati e 1 ae in Pakistan, '6 Population growth and higher per capita const id Food Programme, nearly 43 percent of Pakistan ae food nsec : , nearly 43 pe toon ecet®: OF this number, 18 percent of people severely lack 2° About 16 percent of the un: while among the educated of whom 40 percent are fe Covid-19 and fiseal Up to. 956pe, educated population of Pakistan is unemplet Population, 24 percent of graduate are jobless male, constraints rate hav. 3 ployment * according to the ‘¢ pushed the overall unemp! 8overnment’s annual plan for 2020-21. Scanned with CamScannercon Social Affairs Reports on 29 4. With an estimated 22.8 million children out of school, Pakistan has th world’s second highest number of out of school children, according o ‘UNICEF. Those children represent 44 percent of the total population aged 5- 416 years in the country. Nearly 2.3 billion people live in water-stressed countries, which include India and Pakistan, says the latest UN report on the looming water crisis. Pakistan has become the third country in the world with highest number of diabetics as in the past two years the number of pationts suffering from the medical condition has increased by more than 14 million, an international health body said. According to Human Rights Watch, around 1,000 women are killed on the pretext of ‘honour’ every year in Pakistan, 86, The number of people worldwide with inadequate access to water, stands currently at 2.3 billion, and will top 5 billion by the year 2050" 89, According to data, in 2020 in India, flooding was the'thied deadliest event of the year; the situation in Pakistan was equally bad. Both these countries feature in a research list of 17 countries; where water scarcity is “extremely high” (Pakistan is ranked at 14, ands India af'13) and in which Qatar takes the first place as the world’s most water'starved country. 90, 80 percent Pakistanis lack mental health facilities. 91. The Asian Development Bank estimates that roughly a quarter of Pakistanis live belowithe poweity line. 52. The Sovertiment has decide health)sector during the FY21-22 Previous years, 3. Pakistan among top 10 countries in the world where internet freedom has been on the decline and raised concerns over the rules proposed by the country that could further damage cyber liberty: Report %. According to Gallup Pakistan's big data analysis, a sharp decline in the overall availability of outdoor water sources was observed with a 4.35 percent decrease in water availability from protected wells followed by @ decrease of 1.14 percent in tap water. Pakistan has only 30-day water storage in its d Pereent losses are due to leakage, seepage, theft, and industries, ° i to give around 410 percent more funds to the as compared to the amounts given in lams, Apart from this, 49 evaporation, agriculture — Scanned with CamScanner5 a 10. i. 14. 15. REPORTS ON TECHNOLOGY The Ministry of Climate Change and the Pakistan Space and y, Atmosphere Research Commission signed a memorandigy, understanding (MoU) for use of satellite imagery received by Supareo mitigate the effects of climate change in the country, The GSMA Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digs Inclusion announced three Pakistani startups as winners out of f the 557 applications received from 44 countries. Social media giant Facebook is expanding its women-empowerment focused initiative ‘She Means Business’ to bolster financial incluSion and resilience of Wwomen-led businesses in Pakistan. As per PTA, cellular mobile data usage’ in thé "Pakistan stood at 448 petabytes in 2019-20. Pakistan is among 15 countri@® Where électronic e-waste dismantling and recycling is considered a major héalth hazard, says a UN report. Out of 205, 40 universities equipped to teach online: HEC Despite Cavid-19,-Pakistani freelancers earned $150 million in FY2019-20. Chainalysis estimates that the country received about $15 billion in ¢ryptocurrency during 2019-20, Rs. 10 billion fund established for IT industry. PTA figures show that there are 186 million cellular, 105 million 36/467 million basic telephony and 108 million broadband subscribers in Pakisi# a3 in September, 2027. Fakistan has become exporter of 4G smartphones by sending fiste™ shipment tagged ‘Manufactured in Pakistan’ to the United Arab Emirat > 5 son of: Pakistan scored 51 out of a possible 100 in the 2020 compilation of Decent Work Check tool of the Labour Rights Index. } Pakistan needs more Nuclear-power plants to meet energy needs: 155 Pakistan to remain behind in smartphone usage, 5G coverage: GSMA ae ‘ ‘tlion f° Pakistan government fixed mobile phone export target at $1 billion f 2021-22 linked with the incentives offered to local manufacturers- Scanned with CamScannerlosy as on Techn em Eh y Index Q2 2019, Paki market, with 47 p =e ing to Payoneer’s Global Gig-Econom the world's fourth fastest growing freelance in freelance earnings. gp. Pakistan eyes launch Of 5G in 2023. 16 ed its name to Mets racebook Ine changes a on October 28, 2021, j % fat focuses on its ambitions building the “metaverse”, a shared een eavironment that itbets will be the next big computing platfonn 9, epports for Pakistan surged to a record $2.123 billion during FY2020-21 despite the impact of Covid. ‘m, At 13.5 Mbps, Pakistan ranks 162nd for broadband performance according {o the Global Index by Speedtest.net 1, The GSMA Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion on June 2, 2021 announced three Pakistani startups as winriers out ofthe 597 applications received from 44 countries. —_— Scanned with CamScannerRELEVANT ARTICLES IN THE - CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN Followings are the fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens of Paki under constitution: ARTICLE 8 ‘ ‘awe inconsistent with or in derogation of fundamental rights tobe void, ARTICLE 10 Safeguards a8 to arrest and detention. ARTICLE 9 No person shall be deprived oflife ar fibtrty save in accordance with lay. ARTICLE 104 Right to fair‘trials or the determinati ion of his civil rights and obligatioscr ‘in anyscrissinal chase against him a per due provess. son shall be entitled to a fair trial ad ARTICLE 11 Slavery, forced labour, etc, prohibited, ARTICLE 12 Protection against retrospective punishinent, ARTICLE 13 Protection against double punishment and self-incrimination. ARTICLE 14 Inviolability of dignity of man, ete. Scanned with CamScannerseant Aticlesin the Constitution of Pakistan Rel ARTICLE 15: FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, ETc. 33 Article 15 of the Constitution guarantees the fom to reside and settle in any part of the any ee and movement isa fundamental tight guaranteed to every tea vas . aon of abridged of denied if the law imposes any reasonable rane Ae public interest. in the ARTICLE 16: FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY The sight to peaceful assembly protects the right of individuals and groups tomeet in order to exchange ideas and information, to express views publi and to hold peaceful protests. Article 16 of the Constitution Guarantees the right to gather peacefully without arms. The law can only abridge this right in the interest of public order. ARTICLE 17: FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION ‘The right to the freedom of association is a fandamental human right and Astide 17 of the Constitution protects the right Of all citizens to form political patties, associations and tinions. The people of Pakistan can exercise this right subject fo any reasonable restrictions imposed)by the law in the interest of the sovereignty or integrity of Pakistan,public order or morality. ARTICLE 18 Freedom dh ttade) Business or profession. ARTICLE 19: FREEDOM OF SPEECH, ETC. ‘Article 19 of the Constitution talks about the freedom of speech, freedom of ©pression and freedom of the press. Every citizen of Pakistan has the right to ‘eld opinions, the right to express them, and the right to speech. The law can ie this right only in the interest of the glory of Islam and the integrty, ‘arty and defence of Pakistan, (o maintain public order, dency and morality, °Finrelation to contempt of court and /or incitement to an offence. ASHICLE19.A: RiGHT TO INFORMATION intal right of citizens, allowing The yj i i ight to information (RTI) is the fundame i is te fo aces information fun government and private bodies that resnce muiefunds. RTT is based on the principle that information belongs fo OPES Cong offcats are only the custodians ofthe information. Artic’ titutioy " protects this right, seca Scanned with CamScannerRelevant Anicles in the Constitution of Pakita, 4 ARTICLE 20 Freedom to profess reli jon and to manage religious institutions. ARTICLE 21 . Pg Safeguard against taxation for purposes of any: parlcnlaceel yor ARTICLE 22 Safeguards as to educational institutions in respect of religion, etc ARTICLE 23 iti ight to acquire, hold Provision as to property. Every citizen shall have the rig! quire, and dlpesn of see in any part of Pakistan, subject to the Constitution and any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the public interests ARTICLE 24 Protection of property rights. ARTICLE 25: EQUALITW/OF GITIZENS. Alll citizens areequal before thé law and are entitled to equal protection by the law. Articl®\25 of thé Constitution guarantees the equality of all citizens without any discrimination on the basis of gender. Despite that, keeping in view the ¢tale\oP. women and children in the country, nothing in this article cen prevent thé State from making any special provision for the protection of womes and-children. ARTICLE 25-A: RIGHT TO EDUCATION i ‘The provision of free and compulsory education is a fundamental hum” tight, Article 25-A guarantees the provision of free and compulsory education ° all children aged 5-16 years in such a manner as may be determined by the la¥: ARTICLE 26 Non-discrimination in respect of access to public places. ARTICLE 27 Safeguard against discrimination in services. al Scanned with CamScannerere _ olevant Articles in the Constitution of Pakistan 45 ARTICLE 28 Preservation of language, script and culture. ARTICLE 37-B Remove illiteracy and provide free and compulsory secondary education within minimum possible period. ARTICLE 140°A Each Province shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative and financial responsibility and authority to the elected representatives of the local governments, Key HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN, 1. The constitution of Pakistan provides for the overarchiai gtifding principles torun the affairs of the country. ‘ 2 According to the Constitution, the officialyiame ofthe country is ‘Islamic Republic of Pakistan’. 3. The preamble of the constitutions very clearly articulates that sovereignty over the entire Universe Belongs to Almighty Allah alone, and the authority to be exercised bythe: pedplé of Pakistan within the limits prescribed by Himis a sacred trust, 4. It is the’ Paill ofthe people of Pakistan to establish an order: Wherein the State shall exercise its powers and authority through the chosen epresentatives of the people. 5. Wherein the principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice, as enunciated by Islam, shall be fully observed. 6 Wherein the Muslims shall be enabled to order their lives in the individual and collective spheres in accordance with the teachings and requirements of Islam as set out in the Holy Quran and Sunnah. 7. Wherein adequate provision shall be made for the minorities freely to profess and practise their religions and develop their cultures. 8. Wherein the territories now included in or in accession with Pakistan and such other territorfes as may hereafter be included in or accede to Pakistan shall form a Federation wherein the units will be autonomous with such boundaries and limitations on their powers and authority as may be Prescribed. Scanned with CamScannerRelevant Articles in the Constitution of Pakistay 36 anteed fundamental rights, including equality op Mi before law, social, economic and political justice and freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship and association, subject to law and publie morality: hhall be made 10 safeguard the legitimate 40. Wherein adequate provision s! interests of minorities and backward and depressed classes. 41, Wherein the independence of the judiciary shall be fully secured. fn the integra itories of the Federation, its independence 42, Wherein the integrity of the territories of ‘ and all its rights, including its sovereign rights on land, sea and air, shall be safeguarded. So that the people of Pakistan may prosper and attain their rightful and honoured place amongst the nations of the World and make their full contribution towards international peace and progress and happiness of humanity: Now, therefore, we, the people of Pakistan, Cognizant of our responsibility before Almighty, Allah and men; Cognizant of the sacrifices made by the people in the cause of Pakistan; Faithful to the declarationmade by, the Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah) that Pakistan would be a democratic State based on Islamic principles of'social justice; 9, Therein shall be guaré status, of opportunity an 1 Deditated to ‘the preservation of democracy achieved by the unremitting strufigleof thie people against oppression and tyranny; Inspired by the resolve to protect our national and political unity and Solidarity by creating an egalitarian society through a new order; Do hereby, through our representatives i i : in the Ni jee enact and give to ourselves, this Constitution, eee Scanned with CamScanneryon — aT, GENERAL FACTS ABOUT PAKISTAN | 4, Sialkot, located in Pakistan, is the world’s largest Producer of handsewn "footballs. Local factories in the region produce 40-60 million footballs a year, which is roughly 50-70% of the world’s total production. ‘The fora manufacturing industry now consists of more than 200 factories, 2, Pakistanis the world’s first Islamic country to attain nuclear power, 3, Pakistan has the highest paved international road -Karakoram Highway (KKH). 4, Pakistan has the largest canal-based irrigation system in the world, 5. Pakistan has the world’s largest ambulance network. Pakistan's “Edhi Foundation, which is also listed in the Guinness World RetOtds, ‘operates the network. 6, The highest batting partnership formed by,tw players playing in their first Test matches in the sport of cricket(15,249eruns by Khalid Ibadulla (b. December 20, 1935) and Abdul "Kadir (4944-2002) for Pakistan against ; Australia in Karachi, Pakistafi, in the match played 24-29 October 1964. Wasim Akram, a former Rakistati fast bowler is the first to take 400 wickets in both Tests and\ODIs (Second being Muttiah Muralitharan). 7. Pakistan’s estimated population was 207,774,520 in Augusti2017, making it the vOrld’S ‘sisth most populous country, behind Brazil and ahead of me | &\ Thename Pakistan means ‘land of the pure’ in Persian and Urdu. | _ % Just two people have won the Nobel Prize from Pakistan. Malala Yousafzai i for Peace in 2014 and Dr. Abdus Salam for Physics in 1979, 10. Malaya Yousafzai - defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012, but survived and went on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. | 11. Pakistan boasts the world’s highest ATM (automated teller machine). The ) ATM is operated by the National Bank of Pakistan and it is installed at a height of 16,007 feet above sea level, at the Pak-China border, Khunjerab Pass. Karachi, the largest ty of Pakistan, is its financial hub as well as home to almost 17 million people. It also has a major seaport. Karachi was the first a cal th ell Scanned with CamScanneres General Facts About Paki, capital city of Pakistan post-independence and remained 60 until the capita was shifted to Rawalpindi in 1958. . 43, India and Pakistan got thelr independence at midnight of 14-15 Auguy 41947, The Indian Independence Act states ~ “As from the fifteenth day of ‘August, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, Wo independent Dominions shall be set up in India, to be known respectively as India and Pakistan.” 14, Queen Elizabeth II was the Queen of Pakistan until 1956. Former yg President Barack Obama visited Pakistan in 1981. Sugarcane juice is the national drink of Pakistan. In Pakistan, it is also known as “roh.” 46, Pakistan levies 5% advance tax on annual. expenses made related to education, however, only when the total expense is above Rs. 20000 during a year. Pakistan International Airlines (PLA) was founded orm October 23, 1946 as Orient Airways. The airline was nationalized onJantiary, 1955. The airline has a world record for flying the fastest between Loridon and Karachi. The airline achieved this feat in 1962 whert'they,completed the flight in 6 hours, 43 minutes, 55 seconds, a record’which femains unbroken to this day. 15. 1 18, K-2 (Chagori) is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan and the second highest in theworld. FLAG OF PAKISTAN Themational flag of Pakistan. Green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the'role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and stat areentred in the green colour; the crescent, stat, and colour green are traditional symbols of Islam, FAMOUS MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF PAKISTAN, THEIR TOTAL HEIGHT, AN WORLD RATINGS Peak ree 2 (Chagory | Nanga Parbat Gasherbrum-I ae Peak Gasherbrum-I uf Scanned with CamScannergeneral Facts about Pakistan 7 16th 20th — Masherbrum (NE) 7821 m 24th ‘Rakaposhi 788m 27th Batural 785m 28th ‘Kanjut Sar 760m 29th Saltoro Kangri 742m 33rd Trivor 720m 36th Tirich Mir 7708 m. Ast | There also have a rare species of ‘Blind Dolphin’ found in the waterof INdiis River. It is the second most endangered freshwater dolphin epecies:in the world, the first being the ‘functionally extinct’ Yangtze River dolphin. 1 Pakistan also made history with the youngesteCivil judge in the world. Mohammed Ilyas passed the exam when hé was.20 Years and 9 months old and thus became the youngest civit jude inthe'World. The ‘Khewra Salt Mine’ in Pakistanis the second largest and oldest salt mine in the world. + Pakistan has the only fertile desert in the world ~Tharparkar desert — located in Sindh. \ Pakistan Has the eleventh-largest armed force in the world. It has 617,000 people in its army. UN peacekeeping missions are supported largely by the Pakistani army, \ According to a survey, Pakistan has one of the world’s top national anthem tunes. The duration of Pakistan’s National Anthem is 60 seconds, + Pakistanis are the fourth-most intelligent people in the world, according to poll results gathered from 125 countries by the Institute of European Business Administration. The world’s seventh-largest collection of scientists and engineers is from Pakistan, + The world’s longest glacial system outside the Polar Regions ~ Biafo Glacier ~is in Pakistan. Scanned with CamScannerGeneral Facts About Peis, 40 world (and fifth largest by structury fi in the th-filled dam if Te Indus River in Pakistan, The 10, The largest ear! , ume) is the “Tarbela Dam’ on 1° al ei jn 1968 and 1976, The dam is 143.26 metres high and 2.743) metres long 25 percent is under agricultury area in Pakistan cult three times is in Pakistan - Changa M, co workd’s largest man-made forest 68 Manga ct (2423 acres in area). It is named after two brother dlacoits, the Changa Manga forest was originally planted in 1866 by British foresters 13, Pakistan is also blessed with Jahange Khan, a former World No.1 professional squash player, Between 1981 and 1986, he won 555 matches eeecutively (the Tongest winning, streak by any athlete in toplere professional sports as recorded by Guinness ‘World Records). niked the second most beautiful capitahinythe world + trains in Pakistan, the tailway uses, 5 ft 6 in wide gauge whith is @ls0 Commonly used in India, wet 2. Elsewhere it is known Jar passenger use anywhere in 11. Out of the total land ‘more land area than Russia, ivation. Pakistan irrigates 14, Islamabad is ra 15. For the passenge! the size of a broad track gauge of Bangladesh, Sri LankantArgentina “Chil “Indian gauge”. Ibis thélwidest gauge in regul the world. 16, Pakistan.Rassomeof the best-trained air force pilots in the world. 1%, The Shah Faisal Mosque in Pakistan can accommodate 100,000 worshipers a time. It was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 until 1993. 18. The Shah Faisal Mosque, Pakistan. It is named after Saudi King Faisal w? provided a $120 million grant for the construction of the mosque in 1976. 18. LateM.M. Alam, Air Commodore from Pakistan, is known 40 have shot te planes in less than a minute during the Indo-Pak War of 1965. nt 572 20, Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, has a population of 2,006, 14, Islamabad officially i : ly became the capital of Pakistan on Aus exactly 20 years after the country’s independence. ‘ 2 21. Pakistan is go f ion in th ° Saas sb the only nation inthe world to get established on theP® 22. Pakistan is the haat i wee only Muslim country after Turkey to oper combat F | Scanned with CamScannerGeneral Facts about Pakistan 23. 3 32, 33. 41 Ghizer (Gherz) District, i lo ground at 3,700 metres, s being held on Shandur Top, Pakistan is also home to the world’s, second-lar; , largest M i behind Indonesia. Note that India is home to te aie Muslim population, meet Shandur Pass located in Chitral District and Balawaristan, is home to the world’s highest pol Since 1936, traditional polo festival is be Anearthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the i Aneart Kashmir region in Pakistan on October 8, 2005. The earthquake caused displacement of approximately 3 million people, ‘The majority of Pakistan’s Populatior nis Muslim, amounting to 9 4%, whill the rest includes Hindus and Christi: neeeetnrats ans. Pakistan generated a whopping Freelancing is the way of Pakistan ranks on the fo! States, SLbillion in freclancing in thevy/éaf\zo17. Providing technical expertisepvia thesiriternet urth spot behind India, Bangladesh-and the United ‘The borders of Pakistan were drawn twoud: lays after on August 17, 1947, after the separation of India and Pakistan. Gwadar port is the largestidéep) seat port in the world, located on the southwestern Arabian Sea al@ng the coastline of Balochistan. The port has: an area of 64,000 sqare metres and has a depth of more than 14 metres, 1. In 1965, Pakistan Hada second war with India over Kashmir. The 17-day war caused, thousands of casualties ‘on both sides, and also witnessed the largest tank Battle since World War IL. Pakistan and India both claimed victory in the war of 1965, which ended after a ceasefire declaration by the intervention of the Soviet Union and the ‘United States. Ms. Benazir Bhutto became the first female prime minister of Pakistan, and of any Muslim nation. Pakistan is also home to a lake which is one of a kind - Ansoo Lake (Tee Lake). The shape of the lake resembles that of a tear. The lake aa ue a human eye with an eyebrow, which becomes prominent during, te summer days when the ice melts, The lake has a centr ; resembles the iris, Sasa Scanned with CamScannersettee 2 35. 36. 37. 38. General Facts About Pakistay Masjid-e-Tooba or Tooba Mosque, Karachi is known as the Gol Masjid or Round Mosque. The mosque was completed in 1969 and ean house 5,009 faithful. Pakistan is also home to the largest single dome mosque in the world ~ Masjid-e-Tooba. ‘The mosque is located in Karachi and is locally known as the Gol Masjid. The dome of the mosque is 212 ft in diameter and is 51.48 f high. It is balanced on a low surrounding wall with no central pillars. It was built in 1969. Located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, Lake Saiful Muluk, is one of the highest lakes in Pakistan, at an elevation of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level. In the last five years, Pakistan's literacy rate has grown by’250%, the largest increase in any country to date. The sunset picture of Mohenjo-daro that is the UNESCO world heritage site, in Sindh. 39. Mohenjo-daro is an archaeologieal)site invSindh. It was one of the largest and most advanced cities.irl the Wwérld during its time (built around 2500 BCE), ‘There are 6 cultutaly properties from Pakistan inscribed on the World Heritage list. 41. 42. Archacologigal Ruins at Moenjo-dare (1980) Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i- ‘Bahlol (1980) Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (1981) Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (1981) Rohtas Fort (1997) Taxila (1980) 1. Makli Hill located in Thatta, is home to over half a million tombs and Graves. It is one of the largest necropolis (a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments) in the world. The tombs were built over a period of 400 years between the 14th and 18th centuries, Gaddani, Pakistan is also home to the world’s a 's third-largest ship breaking a Badshahi Mosque, Lahore is one of the world’s largest mosques. It was wuilt by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and its construction Scanned with CamScannersal Facts about Pakistan a completed in 1673, However, the mosque was largely used for military fposes during the Sikh era and the Britis rule for many years uni the Frdependence of Pakistan when it was restored to its original condition. parra Adam Khel is acty situated in Khyber District, Almost three-quarters Of the population of the city, generally regarded as the largest illegal gun ‘narket in the world, is involved in the gun business. Replicas of nearly every available on the market are produced in the region. The business came Pio existence in 1897 and isrun by the local Afridi tribe. 4, Sohail Abbas, a Pakistani field hockey defender, is the highest goal seorer in thehistory of field hockey, with his goal tally at 348, 45, Pakistan is also famous for truck art (decorating trucks with complex floral pattems and poetic calligraphy). Trucks are painted with a splash of colours, and the artists’ creativity is very appealing. 46, When Pakistan became independent, it received between 10 and 12%illion refugees from different parts of India, Many of these people Rad) lost everything they had and used a different language for covfimunicating with the locals. Pakistanis smilingly welcomed these peojle,to,their nation and helped them to lead a prosperous life. 47. Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo Ill was shot.ir'Pakistan. 48. On May 2, 2011, Osama bin LédienWas.killéd by US Special Forces during a raid in Abbottabad. He was the leaderiof Al Qaeda. 49, In 2013, Lonely Planet the lazgest travel guide book publisher in the world ~ titled Pakistan, “The Next Big Thing’, 50. Shalwar,kameez is ‘the traditional Pakistani dress, which is worn by 80 perceritor 90 pertent of Pakistanis, 81, (Pakistani intelligence is considered the best intelligence corps in the world, ig tps even'better than the CIA. 52. Pakistan is also known for its missile technology, which is one of the best in the world, 53, Palisa is world’s fourth largest milk producing country while India tops list. Pakistan is also one of the top producers and exporters of surgical instruments in the world. According to a source, almost 99 percent of these instruments are produced in Sialkot. SOME QUICK STATS AND FACTS: 1 On November 29, 2007, Musharraf tock the oath as president for the third time. 2 The Pakistani rupee is the official currency of Pakistan. Scanned with CamScanner3. 4 5 y 10. u. 2 B 14. 1b. 16. 17. 19, 20, ‘The markhor is the 72! chukar partridge. March 23rd is Pakistan's In 1973, Pakistan adopt government. Port Muhammad Bin Qasim is al is the National Poet of Pakistan. ammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) is the Father of the ‘Allama Muhammad Iqbe Quaid-e-Azam Muh Nation of Pakistan. Mango is the national fruit is Jasmine. Moenjo-daro, Harappa, General Facts About Pati, as tional animal of Pakistan. Its national bird ig the Republic Day or “Pakistan Day.” ted a constitution for the parliamentary system o the major port in Karachi. of Pakistan, and its national flower Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehr Garkp,Takht Bhai, Juniper Shaft cave, the Murghagull Gharra cave and Mfughallisaa cave are major archaeological sites in Pakistan. Pakistan’s major crops include cotton, Wheat, rice and sugarcane, ‘Textiles, cement, fertilizer, ét¥el)isugar? electric goods and shipbuilding are the major industries in Pakistans ‘A total length 6f 19/88. kin is covered by railways in Pakistan. Out of this length, 12492 kmiis the broad gauge, while 389 km is the narrow gauge. There is 263,942 km of roadway infrastructure in Pakistan, out of which 708 km js'the expressway. ‘A person at the age of 18 is qualified to vote in Pakistan. ‘The Supreme Court is the highest court in Pakistan. .. The United States, Hong Kong, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan and the United Arab Emirates are major export trade partners of Pakistan. Paki " : istan. imports: machinery, electrical goods, petroleum products Sansporiation equipment, metals and metal products, fertilizer foodstuffs. Afghanistan, China, Pakistan's. national lan, is English. India, and Iran share a border with Pakistan. Buage is Urdu, while’ its official langues Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScanner= B REPORTS ON AFGHANISTAN RECONCILIATION PROCESS [Ahan GDP may slump 20 percent after Taliban takeover. ‘according 0 Human Rights Watch, the Taliban track reporters online, jeaning chilling warnings on Facebook feeds or via text message, oF detain them overnight. ‘The UN World Food Programme has called for urgent action to protect millions of Afghans from starvation. It has warned that over 228m Afghans, who ‘onstitute nearly half the total population, are facing food insecurity while3 2m children under the age of five can suffer from acute malnutrition. The World Bank announced that it was suspending aid, to»Aighanistan following the Taliban’s takeover. Afghanistant is on the brink of one of the world's worsbhumanitarian crises, UN agencies warned, with more than Half theycouhtry facing “acute” food shortages. 88,000 Afghans evacuated sincevAupust 14, 2021. Osama's involvement iit 9/1 Was never proven, say Taliban. . UN wamsofup te 500,000 more Afghan refugees by yearend. Experts Say’ that 18 million of the total 38 million Afghans will need aid to be fedanidif the aid flow stops, within months a critical situation could develop. ‘The United States said it had completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan following a chaotic airlift nearly 20 years after it had invaded the country in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. |. Between 2001 and 2020, the US spént $144 billion revivifying Afghan Security forces, Since 2014, the NATO coalition managed a non-combat Resolute Support Mission. Pakistan‘s bilateral trade with Afghanistan saw a sudden rise since the Taliban took control of Kabul. The Taliban took over Afghanistan with astonishing speed, but it appears unlikely that they will get quick access to most of the Afghan eentral ban! roughly $10 billion in assets. ———— Scanned with CamScanner48 14, 15, 16, Ww 18. 19. 20, 21. 2. 25, 26. 2, 30. 31. Reports on Afghanistan Reconciay ion "Rey EU, US ‘deeply worried’ about-sAfghan women, girls, The United States spent $290 million every day for 7300 days on j efforts and nation-building projects in Afghanistan, says' a its, weg report cor.” by Brown University. ompitey Taliban thank world for pledging $1.2 billion in assistance, The US State Department has urged Pakistan to play a constructre eae persuading the Taliban to fulfil their commitments. ein Girls will be allowed to return to schools: Taliban ‘The UN released ‘emergency funds to help prevent Afghanistan's bates healthcare system from collapsing, with the WHO chief waming of a imminent catastrophe. 10,800 Afghan refugees approach UNHCR. Doha deal enabled Taliban to take Kabul, says formemAfghan envoy. . Refugees from Afghanistan crossing the Balochistan border going up from 6,000 to 20,000 daily, according, towne media report. ‘Number of Afghans enterig Pakistan, Iran remains ‘small’: UNHCR India has lost its investmen tin ‘Afghanistan — around $3 billion or so since 2001 — and jjSistrategic leverage says The Economist. The UNDP ‘says prolonged drought, thé COVID-19 pandemic and politicd upheayabeould cause Afghanistan's poverty rate to soar to 97 percent by mid-2022. nee BRICS leaders call for peaceful settlement in Afghanistan. Donors pledge $1.1 billion for ‘collapsing’ Afghanistan. Sixty-five journalists, media professionals and human rights defenders We* killed in Afghanistan between January 1 31, 2021, says* UN tepext, January 1, 2018 and January Famine is Knocking at the doors of 41 million people in 43 counts including Afghanistan, according to.a UN report. Acie is Present in atleast 15 Afghan provinces, primarily in the i vuthern and southeastern regi ited Nati nt Pre forthe cari Comes egions, says a United Nations report P' Russia receives new orders for tral AS hi : arms and helicopters from Cent ‘epublis bordering Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of ud Scanned with CamScanneri ciliation Process “Afghanistan Recon a egots on In Afghanistan, 46 percent of women aged 15-49 report sexual or physical gz fn atthe hands of their partner in the last 12 months, says the World miomic Forum. Ecot UN warms. Afghanistan needs money to prevent total breakdown. pkstan says no recognition till Taliban fulfil promises, Ps 35, In Afghanistan, food inflation is going through the roof for a population of marly 18 million, with 95 percent of houscholds not having enough to cat, according to the World Food Programme. While there are around 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees, the unofficial umber can be as high as 3 million, indicates the May 2020 study “Pakistan situation of Afghan Refugees,” by the European Asylum Support Office 47, The United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to | establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused_on (enhancing, | regional connectivity. 438, The United Nations has warned that nearly 23 milligrapeople,\or 55 percent of the Afghan-population, are in crisis or will experience emergency levels of food insecurity between 2021 and 2022. 38. 60 percent of Afghans face ‘crisis levels of tihger’: UN 36. Scanned with CamScanner3 10. ON REGIONAL AFFAIRS Tajikistan agreed to buy weapons from Pakistan as the two countries vowed | to upgrade their strategic cooperation. : / 7 " i India’s inhuman military siege of occupi Jammu ang | areal ae 435 billion in economic loss to the civilian population, | aye the coercive actions ‘of Indian troops in the disputed territory | violated UN resolutions. . | it -funded think-tank, Freed ‘t by a United States government fund: tank, on | ae epee India’s fall from the ranks of free nations after the country's status was downgraded to "partly free". ernational Arms Transfers 2020" says Pakistan tof Chinese arms and accounted for 38 percent REPORTS The report, Trends in Ink remained the main recipien of Chinese arms exports in 2016-20. 61 pereeft of Pakistan's arms imports in the country’s arms imports decreased leased by the Stockholm Although China accounted for 2011-15 and for 74 percent in 2016-20, by 23 percent, according to»the: latest Teport ri International Peace Researth Institute (SIPRI). Pakistan and “India, tecomumiitted themselves to the 2003 ceasefire arrangementiat the Lifie of Control and agreed to address the ‘core issues’ that could undermine peace and stability. Ian ahd China signed a 25-year “strategic cooperation pact” in the latest expavision of Beijing’s flagship trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative as the US rivals build closer ties. On September 24,2020, the Indian parliament enacted thiee laws: Farmer Freduce Trade and Commerce (Prometion and Faciitation) Act a aU esi ta ipowerment & Protection) Assurance and Farm Service At and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020, The seventh edition of formally opened at the colourful flag-hoisting ce were hoisted simultaneoy the multinational maritime exercise Aman202! Pakistan Navy dockyard with an impressive a ae which flags of 45 participating count"! y. ‘Hindus are i rood Beak Srp aly than Muslims in India to say the 1947 Partition w** induMuslim relations, reveals a US survey released. Scanned with CamScannersional Affairs pepo on Res 51 11, After lifting 70 million of its people out of poverty, China is ready to share this experience and its resources with other countries, part ‘icularly Pakist to fight against destitution across the world. ee PM Imran Khan, Indian Modi among others listed as ‘predators ee freedom in RSF report. iad 45, Pokistan and Uzbekistan agreed to finalize bilateral Preferential Trade ‘Agreement (PTA) within three months to further boost bilateral trade volume. 44, Pakistan and Bahrain signed a memorandum of understanding to promote businesses between the two countries by working jointly towards economic growth and greater business harmony. 45, Since being officially launched by President Xi in April 2015, the China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has attracted some $25_billion investment into Pakistan’s roads, ports, power plants and fibre optidlcables. 46. The United States wants Pakistan to keep ils borders with Afghanisfart open for Afghan refugees, a demand that could strain alitady ene relations between the two countries. 47, 1n 1971, Bangladesh had a bigger populati6ie (65:5 million) than the western wing, with a count of 59.7 millioneIf 2020, the picture had reversed with Bangladesh standing at 1646) million and Pakistanis numbering 2208 million. 48, Pakistan and Irdn have agreed to take measures to expand the annual trade exchanges to SSbillion by the year 2023. 19, The UNhiliclear Watchdog (IAEA) reported that Iran has again boosted its | stock of highly enriched uranium, just days before talks are set to resume aS to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. i J Scanned with CamScannerFACTS ABOUT SOUTH ASIA n of Asia, consisting of the Indo-Gangetic Plain ia, sub regio! South Asia, sub reg} des the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indi, inclu insular India, It z Coon | Sri Lanka; Afghanistan and the Maldives are ofa Pakistan, Nepal, an considered part of Sou “Indian subcontinent ; rictively to refer to Bangladesh, India, rest ith Asia as well. The term: is often used synonymously wih ” though the latter term is sometimes used Tore and Pakistan. Area 5,134,641 km? Population 1,970,014,121 (2021) Population density 303/km? GDP (nominal) $3.461 trillion (2020) GDP (PPP) $12.752 trillion (2020) GDP per capita $1,908 (nominal) $7,029 (PPP) © South Asian population is equivalent, to 24.89% of the total w population. © Southern Asia, is homé 10) three bordering nuclear powers—China, India, and Pakistan—that.continue to expand and modernize their arms programs. © Therélare’167anillion (5-17 year old) children in child labour in South Asis, accotdling tolconservative estimates, and of these 10.3 million are in the 54 year age group. ©) “The young, 5-11 year-old children, make up about one-fifth of all cild labourers in South Asia, © Substantial variation in child labour estimates exists across the South AS" countries. In absolute terms, child labour for the 5-17 years age ST0UP a highest in India (6.8 million), followed by Bangladesh (5.0 million), Pakistatt GA million) and Nepal (2.0 million). ° in etl Acie terms, children in Nepal face the highest risk of being our than elsewhere in South Asia, with over one-quarter (26 pet ce all 5-17 year-olds engaged in child labour. Despite fast-paced economie growth in some countries, food insecurity A poses a massive problem in South Asia. 295 million people, equivalent 16.8% of the total population, are undernourished, 4 Scanned with CamScanneracs About South Asia 53 a average, 226% of the world’s population, or about ane in each 8 people res in extreme poverty, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have the pighest and second-highest number and proportion of the world’s extreme poor, respectively, with 50.7% and 33.4% living in these two regions, ‘trade among South Asian countries currently totals just $23 billion ~ far pelow an estimated value of at least $67 billion [According to the latest World Air Quality Report, 2020, of the top 40 most polluted cites in the world, 37 ae in South Asia. Air pollution in the region isahealth hazard and represents the third-highest risk for premature death, ss compared to the ninth highest cause in Western Europe. 2 South Asian countries are among the most vulnerable globally to the impacts of climate change. Extreme dlimate-related events - heat waves, storms, floods, fires and droughts - affect more than half of the ‘region's population every year and continue to burden South Asian\countries! economies. Sed Scanned with CamScanner9 ge’ | we RED ao Scanned with CamScannerCYBER SECURITY FACTS AND STATISTICS The cyber security industry is rapidly growing everyda resources are being deployed to counter cyber-attacks, eaiceares ee, gill has a long way to go before we can, as a whole, catch up with these threats 1's important for us to define what the eusrent information security and cyber security industry look like considering these alarming 15 Cyber Security Facts and Stats. 95% OF BREACHED RECORDS CAME FROM ONLY THREE INDUSTRIES. Government, retail, and technology. The reason isn’t necessarily because those industries are less diligent in their protection of customer records. (fhiey’re just very popular targets because of the high level of personal identifying information contained in their records, ‘THERE IS A HACKER ATTACK EVERY 39 SECONDS, A Clark School study at the University-6f Maryland is one of the first to quantify the near-constant rate of Hackét, aitack$ of computers with Internet access— every 39 seconds on ayerdige) affecting one in three Americans every year and the non-secure usefnamesiand passwords we use that give attackers more chance of success), 43% OF CYBERATTACKS TARGET SMALL BUSINESS Sixtyefout petcent of companies have experienced web-based attacks. Sixty- two, percent experienced phishing and social engineering attacks. Fifty-nine Percent of companies experienced malicious code and botnets and 51 percent ‘“xperienced denial of service attacks. small organizations (those with fewer than 50 employees) spend an average of $7.68 million per incident, SINCE COVID-19, THE US FBI REPORTED A 300% INCREASE IN REPORTED CYBERCRIMES Ssif a pandemic wasn't scary enough, hackers leveraged the ity t , ged the opportunity to nik vulnerable networks as ‘office work moved to personal homes, AS of this “they recorded 12,377 Covid-related scams. Scanned with CamScanner