Pakistan’s Performance on the
Women, Peace, and Security
Index
Compared to 9 Other Countries in the South Asia Region
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Years refer to the date of WPS Index publication; data is the most recently available at the time of publication.
Consistently low rates of women’s inclusion across Pakistan’s provinces
This year, we conducted localized analysis for Pakistan. Provincial index scores ranged from .734 for Punjab to .194 for Balochistan. The rankings on the provincial WPS Index mirror those for income and poverty. Punjab was the best-off, with the lowest reported rate of income poverty, at 32 percent, while Balochistan’s poverty rate approached 60 percent. As elsewhere in the world, two key aspects of women’s security—organized violence and current intimate partner violence—are closely related across Pakistan. Women in provinces with the highest rates of organized violence also face the highest rates of current intimate partner violence, underlining the amplified risks of violence at home for women living near conflict areas. Balochistan had the highest rates of both: organized violence was at 14 deaths per 100,000, and 35 percent of women had experienced intimate partner violence in the past year.
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