Progressive wins LPC Elections 2016
The elections of Lahore Press Club were held on Jan. 17, 2016 at Lahore Press Club. A total of three groups including Journalist, Progressive and Writers had fielded their candidates for the slots of...
Over 80,000 people and US$ 106.98 billion cost Pakistan for war on terror
While Pakistan faced a human loss of over 80,000 people it also incurred, direct and indirect, loss amounted to US$ 106.98 billion (Rs. 8,702.75 billion) as an ‘impact of war in Afghanistan and ensuing...
13pc increase in number of registered doctors in Pakistan since 2011
Are all registered doctors serving in Pakistan?
There are 175,223 registered doctors in Pakistan. A simple analysis shows that a 13 percentage increase in total number of registered doctors from the year 2011-12 to 2014-15....
With only 2.1pc of the GDP, Pakistan spends lowest on education in South Asia
Pakistan has been spending only 2.1 percent of its GDP on education which is the lowest as compared to other South Asian countries including neighboring India.
The data available reveals that it was only in...
Balochistan, with 43pc, has the lowest literacy rate in Pakistan
The province’s female literacy rate, 25pc, is also the lowest
With only 25 percent girls’ literacy rate, Balochistan province has the lowest female literacy rate in Pakistan. The province’s overall literacy rate, 43 percent, is...
Unlike primary, average middle school enrolment higher in Punjab than KPK
Unlike per primary school enrolment, the number of students per middle school in Punjab (275) is far higher than the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (86).
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has a total of 2,645 middle public sector middle schools with overall...
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 (111).
Punjab has a total of 36,622 public primary schools with...
Saving ‘education’ or money?
Punjab government to handover 5,000 public primary schools to NGOs, CSOs for ‘quality’ education
The move to help government save Rs 4.6 billion annually!
By Khalid Khattak
The Punjab government has planned to run 5,000 public sector...
Most Pakistani processed for employment abroad are laborers and mostly in Saudi Arabia!
By Khalid Khattak
This post is continuation of the earlier post Over 8.5 million Pakistanis processed for employment abroad since 1971.
According to the country-wise data almost half of the Pakistanis (over 4.3 million) out of...
Over 8.5 million Pakistanis processed for employment abroad since 1971
You can download and check year-wise data here.
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Advocacy project brings silent stories into the spotlight with data
By Khalid Khattak
LAHORE: Milestone Society for the Special Persons, with support from the European Union, concluded its impactful anti-terrorism advocacy initiative with a closing...
