Since the government signed a deal with the IMF, mass protests have occurred regularly against the massive reduction in state subsidies on essential commodities which has in turn driven up the prices of electricity and food items
10.5 million people in 43 vulnerable districts of the country are facing acute food insecurity. Within this population, around 2.1 million individuals are in the emergency phase, while 8.4 million are in the crisis phase
The Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project was initiated in August 2020 with the objective to address “issues of pollution, sewage, housing and employment.”
Six months after catastrophic floods devastated one-third of Pakistan, a large number of people have no alternative but to use and drink potentially disease-ridden water. Tens of thousands of impoverished, hungry children are fighting a losing battle against acute malnutrition and water-borne diseases, says UNICEF
Pakistan received nearly $10 billion in funding pledges for post-flood recovery at a conference in Geneva this month, but 90% of this money will be in the form of loans, at a time when Pakistan is already facing a severe debt crisis and worsening socio-economic conditions