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ContextKhyber
Pakhtunkhwa (KP), home to over 22.5 million Pakistanis (approximately 300,000
households) and an estimated 1.5 million Afghan refugees, is characterized by
insecurity due to terrorist attacks and militant incursions from Afghanistan
and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. These security threats and
incidents undermine both good governance and citizen trust in the government’s
capacity to deliver social services. In 2012, Pakistan ranked 139 out of 174
countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (with a
score of 27)[1]. While efforts are
being made by the Government of Pakistan to curb this trend, corruption remains
endemic across the country and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Poor achievements in health, education and
drinking water provision make it improbable that KP will reach its Millennium
Development Goal (MDG) targets in these sectors. KP is also susceptible to
natural disasters, including an earthquake in 2005 and major flooding in 2010,
leading to the destruction of social sector infrastructure, large numbers of
internally displaced persons and colossal human suffering. Major disparities
between rural and urban areas,combined with acute gender inequalities, compound
the disadvantages suffered by its residents.
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Area of Work:
Pakistan Contact Person:
Gulbaz Ali Khan |