Deep gaps revealed in housing, livelihoods, health and education despite higher provincial revenues
Balochistan, K-P lag in uplift: report
The government on Monday unveiled an “eye-opening” report revealing that human development mostly centred on Punjab, which has no districts classified as most vulnerable, in contrast to Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the provinces facing the highest levels of vulnerability and unemployment.
The report’s findings underscore that there was an urgent need to transfer the financial resources directly to the districts, as the current arrangement of strong control of the provincial capitals on the resources was increasing the share of the vulnerable population.
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Climate Change Minister Dr Musadaq Malik launched the UK-funded District Vulnerability Index for Pakistan (DVIP).
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