Pakistan
According to the UNHCR, Pakistan is facing one of the worst human crises in its 62-year history due to military conflicts that have caused more than 500,000 people to flee from their homes in the Northwest Frontier Province. There are a total of 3 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pakistan, many are victims of the major earthquake of 2005 who still remain in refugee camps. Children from slums in Pakistan do not have equal opportunities for education and healthcare. Refugees from Afghanistan are crossing over into Pakistan, intensifying the need for education and healthcare services.
News From Pakistan
Help Pakistani Flood Victims
Heavy monsoon rains have caused historic flash flooding and landslides in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province contributing to the death of at least 1,200 people, washing away the homes and belongings of hundreds of thousands, and forcing at least two million others to flee their homes. continue reading »
Emergency Relief
- 2010 Help Pakistani Flood Victims
- 2009 Swat Valley
- 2008 Pakistan Earthquate Relief
- 2005 Pakistan and Kashmir Earthquake Relief
Seasonal Programs
- 2010 Ramadan 2010
- 2009 Udhiya/Qurbani 2009
- 2009 Ramadan 2009
- 2008 Udhiya/Qurbani 2008
- 2008 Ramadan 2008
Development/Sadaqa Jariyah
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Vital Stats
| Population: | 167,800,000 |
| Infant Mortality Rate: | 70 deaths /1000 births |
| Life Expectancy: | 63 years |
| Major Diseases: | High risk bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, Typhoid fever, dengue fever, malaria, cutaneous leishmaniasis, rabies |
| Religions: |
Muslim - 97% Christian and Hindu - 3% |
| Literacy Rate: | 50 % |
| Unemployment Rate: | 7 % |
| Poverty Rate: | 35 % |
| Natural Hazards: | Frequent earthquakes which are more severe toward the north and west, flooding along the Indus River after the heavy summer rains |