Q) Pakistan is suffering from numerous socioeconomic problems. Trace out the reasons for this situation.
Pakistan is the developing country and though it has rich resources, but still it has many socioeconomic problems. Some of the reasons for this situation are as follows:
• Lack of Infrastructure: The development of the infrastructure is the most important in the economic development. But the lack of infrastructure is the biggest barrier in the economic development in Pakistan. The people of Pakistan are not getting their fundamental rights as well.
• Lazy nature: The people of Pakistan are lazy. They don’t want to do their work and are always dependent on others. Due to the joint family system in Pakistan, one person does all the work, whereas others are dependant on him. This is one of the reasons Pakistan is suffering from socioeconomic problems.The people of this country wanted to fulfil their rights but they don’t want to fulfil their duties. Due to this they
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In Pakistan the rate of population is really high and there is poor education due to which people don’t get the job. If we have jobs than we don’t have a good education and sometime due to high rate of population people don’t get jobs as there is less job opportunities in Pakistan. Due to injustice many talented students don’t get jobs and are forced to move abroad.
• Child Labour: The children of Pakistan are forced to do work as there is poverty in the country. Their families cannot afford the education and even they cannot fulfil the basic needs of their family due to which they send their children to work. The government does not provide the basic needs to the people properly, which also cause child labour. The children are the future of the country, but in Pakistan children are going to work, to earn money, instead of going to school. This is because the future of Pakistan is in huge danger and it also causes the socio economic
Overall, the government of Pakistan has failed to address the health needs of the vast majority of the population especially in rural areas due to inadequate health policies and programs. However, women are the worst suffer of poor and limited health facilities in Pakistan and face high risk due to social and cultural factors that their mobility and their access to basic and reproductive health care which is mostly available at distant locations and inattention to their needs during pregnancy.
In Pakistan, people are stricken with poverty, the economy is unstable, and there are no opportunities to fulfill one’s goals. The U.S. economy is abundant and ripe with jobs. The only attribute is that one has to go out and want a job. Pakistan is more of a follower than a leader. It essentially adopts America’s ideals, but does not attain them. The poverty and unemployment rates are increasing daily. In many cases, one person works in the family and rest of the individuals sit back and play cricket or watch movies all day long. There is no hope of becoming a self-made person. The system is backwards and I think it requires a change. In contrast, living in Ameri...
Pakistan, officially called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a Muslim majority nation located on the crossroads of Western and Eastern Asia. Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world with a total population that exceeds 200 million. It is bordered by India, Afghanistan, Iran, and China and possesses 650 miles of coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. Pakistan is unique in comparison to other Muslim-majority countries as it is the only nation in the world that was created in the name of Islam. Their government and all aspects of daily life are influenced by Islam and the Qur’an. This was a result of a movement led by the Muslim League with President Muhammad Ali Jinnah and fueled by strong Islamic nationalism.
“We are here in this country to bring peace and harmony through financial stability of people across Pakistan. We are here to promote individual and corporate growth nationwide and we are best at it and yes, we can…..”
...there is poverty. Kashmir is the finest place to start, and not merely because it is the core of the Indo-Pakistan conflict. Our histories, cultures and religions have converged in Kashmir. Our rivers begin there, mountains meet there, and our dreams rest there.”
An increase in population is not just a problem of Pakistan, but all the countries have to look in this matter. With a higher illiteracy, unemployment, poverty and then an increase in population too, makes it difficult for the government to handle as they can provide only a limited number of resources. Since 1947, the population of Pakistan has increased by triple of the population at that time. This result in people committing suicides or they would rather die of hunger. On the other hand, the rich are not affected, they continue to bulid their skyscarpers where as the poor have to suffer. Such an increase in poverty rate, outstrips the resources provided by the government.
Despite the passing of more than half a century since the inception of Pakistan, we still remain a ‘country’ rather than a ‘nation’. It may not even be wrong to say that we are a collection of nations residing inside a country. Pakistan has become divided on the basis of ethnicity due to the long denial of provincial autonomy and due to the dominance of a particular ethnic group.
India surpasses its neighbor when it comes to excellence in energy, aviation, scientific innovations, education, information and technology, communications and also on the political and social front. The CIA World Fact Book 2012 has commented on Pakistan’s unhappy state of affairs by stating that, “decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan.”
Niaz U. Contemporary issues of Pakistani women: a psychosocial perspective. Journal of Pakistan Association Women’s Studies 1997;6: 29-50.
Over the past few decades, Pakistan has faced much corruption and inefficiency. Military dominance and civilian rule has been constantly alternating political rule. The present political situation in Pakistan was brought about by parliamentary elections in 2013 that lead to the reinstatement of the Muslim League into power (Human Rights Watch 2014).
Without education children are unable to succeed and break the cycle of poverty therefore being unable to provide for there own family and forcing there own children into the workforce like generations before.6 Child labour often continues the cycle of poverty because children are overworked and economically exploited because they are paid at the lowest rates.7Child labor violates the basic right to a primary education and economically exploits children therefore promoting the cycle of
Social issues are problems in the society today that are described as wrong, widespread and changeable. A category of conditions that people believe need to be changed. Poverty is a serious social issue in the society today. According to Peilin (2012), poverty brings hardships to families and individuals as well as political thereby negatively affecting the social stability and social development and posing a severe threat to human security (p. 243). This paper focuses on poverty as a social issue in today’s society. First, it gives a succinct introduction of the social issue, and then describes how it fits into the field of sociology. It also evaluates the sociological theories and terminology that relate to the social issue. The section that follows evaluates what is known and unknown about the particular social issue. This is followed by a discussion regarding the value of sociological research into the issue determining the available or possible practical implications of the sociological inquiry. The information presented here is strongly supported by the concepts and theories derived from reliable sources.
Pakistan which is known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is country in South Asia. Having a population more than 180 million, it is the sixth ranked for the most population, and it is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area. Pakistan is surrounded by China to the North, India to the East, Afghanistan to the West and Iran at South. Interesting fact is that Pakistan shares it’s marine border with Oman.
As a result, research and public policies are designed to try and solve the problems. Dye (2008, p 7) observed that, in the American context the problems faced by communities include; ingnorance, crime, poverty, racial conflict, inequality, poor housing and ill health. It follows that in attempting to resovle these issues there are limitations that disturb the good process of public policy for the benefit of the society. Dye (2008, p 7) said, “there are many reasons for tempering our enthusiasim for policy analysis, some of which are illustrated in the battle over education policy”. The reasons or limitaions include; limits on government power, disagreement over the problem and complexity of human behavior. Argawal and Somanathan (2005, p 13) has discussed the shortcomings to public policy in resovling economic and political issues as excessive overlap between policy making and implementation in the context of India and some of those are; excessive fragmentation in thinking and action, excessive overlap between policy making and implementation, lack of non-governmental inputs and informed debate, lack of systematic analysis and integration prior to policy-making and reforming the policy-making
Pakistan has all the major ingredients necessary to become a developed nation; it has a geo-strategic location, a generous availability of natural resources and a large population in the working age. Despite having the potential to turn itself into a developed country, Pakistan has not been able to fulfill its potential.