Despite it being rich on raw resources thus far Pakistan is a developing country with limited

development in every era due to the problems it faces. In the following text we will shed
some light on some of the major problems faced today by Pakistan as a country.

1. POVERTY:
According to the report, nearly 39 percent of Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty, with
the highest rates of poverty in FATA and Balochistan although by the grace of Allah Pakistan's
MPI showed a strong decline, with national poverty rates falling from 55% to 39% from 2004 to
2015 but there is still room for improvement Consider that if 39%of a country’s population
is earning their life below the poverty-line in which the people are deprived of basic
necessities of life.(pk.undp.org)

2. ILLITERACY :
Litracy rate is very low in Pakistan as compared to other countries. Pakistan’s literacy
rate has declined from 60 percent to 58 percent, as revealed by the economic survey of
Pakistan. Multiple factors act as the reasons behind this, for instance, lack of
government funds to educational institutions.(nation.com.pk)

3. Energy Crisis:
Pakistan is in the midst of one of the worst energy crises in its history. This is both slowing the
pace of economic activity and causing public unrest with prolonged outages of electricity and
gas. ...Pakistan's government paid Rs260 billion in cash to independent power plants (IPPs) to
clear outstanding debt.( the diplomat)

4. Corruption:
Corruption in Pakistan is widespread,[1] particularly in the government and lower levels of police
forces.[2] Transparency International's 2017 Corruption Perception Index ranks the country 117th
place out of 180 countries[3] Pakistan saw a significant improvement in its statistics in 2013 when its
ranking improved by 12 indices compared to its previous rankings ( Wikipedia )

6. Terrorism:
Terrorism in Pakistan has become a major and highly destructive phenomenon in recent
years. The whole world looks at Pakistan, as a land of terrorists. Main reason being an
exploitation through the religious leaders and reaction of the military operations both
internally as well as externally. (CSS forum)

8. Overpopulation, Inflation,
Unemployment
According to official news Pakistani has an estimated 2% growth rate which for a country of
official population of 193.2 Million turns out to be roughly around 3.2 Million every year.

Given that about 39% of the population is already living under poverty line and 5.6%
(official figures) of the population is unemployed.(CSS forum)

9. Economy Crisis:
The rupee marked its second major devaluation in a few months. This 5% devaluation will
undoubtedly increase the cost of living for the common man. The cost of petrol, diesel, LNG,
cooking oil, electricity, cost of transportation, imported fertiliser and seed, and almost all
other commodities and items used in our everyday lives are now going to move up. None are
immune from it, only a few could have prevented it, but that was either not their intent, or
was beyond their intellect . (tribune.com.pk)

10. Health Issues:

Pakistan is facing a health crisis with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and
other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which disproportionately affect poor families,
with possible side effects of disability and premature death, and worsening poverty as
people pay for medical treatment out of their own pockets.

the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 4 million cases of diarrhea, pneumonia,
malaria, and skin conditions that had largely resulted from the flood conditions. Cholera
outbreaks have also been reported from flood-affected areas. From Oct. 15 to 22, WHO
reported about 258,000 consultations for pneumonia, diarrhea, and suspected malaria.
Furthermore, dreaded diseases such as dengue and Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fevers
have been reported from the field, along with measles encephalitis and neonatal tetanus.
(CSS forum)