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On average per primary school enrolment higher in KP than Punjab
A comparison of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces reveals that an average per primary school enrolment is higher in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (130) than Punjab...
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Data on polio cases in Pakistan since 2009
You can now download data on polio cases in Pakistan since 2009.
Download here.
Data Source: Pakistan...
Over 10 million voters added since 2018, ECP releases new stats
By Muhammad Daud Khan
Islamabad: After the 2018 General Elections, 10 million new electorates have been...
Essential tips and tools for beginning data journalists
By Khalid Khattak
The term “data journalism” is the new buzzword — at least in developing...
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Road traffic accidents on the rise in Lahore
By Khalid Khattak
The growing road traffic accidents in Lahore in particular and in other areas...
Key facts: Punjab Local Government (LG) Polls 2015
The phase-I of the local governments (LG) elections 2015 is scheduled to be held in...
Statistics and Politics
By Babar Zaman
I wish best of luck and congratulate PML(N) for victory in NA-120 bye-election...
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Data reveals private institutions dominate Punjab’s 2024 Matric and Inter exams
By Khalid Khattak
LAHORE: Recent results of secondary school (Matric) and higher secondary (Intermediate) exams from all nine Punjab exam boards reveal a striking trend:...
Data on polio cases in Pakistan since 2009
You can now download data on polio cases in Pakistan since 2009.
Download here.
Data Source: Pakistan Economic Survey 2015-16
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Understanding petrol prices increase/decrease!
By Khalid Khattak
This is a fun post with an intention to promote #DataLiteracy and #DataVizLiteracy. The first graph shows increase and decrease in petrol...
General Elections 2018: No mechanism in sight for expats to vote
By Numan Khan
LAHORE: Despite repeated hue and cry about voting rights to overseas Pakistanis, voters living abroad will not be able to vote while...
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Two neighbors, two very unequal AI bets
By Khalid Khattak
In February, India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed neighbors, held separate events focused on artificial intelligence (AI). The contrast between the announcements made...
Key facts: Punjab Local Government (LG) Polls 2015
The phase-I of the local governments (LG) elections 2015 is scheduled to be held in Punjab and Sindh on October, 31, 2015. This post...
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