crisis of governance in pakistan and their aspects

crisis of pakistan

1. Presented by :Ayesha yasin 8/17/2016 1

2. Contents Introduction Indicators of good governance Crisis of governance in Pakistan Measures taken by the government Need for reforms Institution building :a way forward Conclusion 8/17/2016 2

3. Governance Definition : “ The manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country’s economic and social resources for development.” Source :World Bank 8/17/2016 3

4. Indicators of Good Governance Efficiency of pillars of state Security Health services Education Poverty alleviation Rule of law Disaster management Accountability Political stability 8/17/2016 4

5. Crisis of Governance in Pakistan: 8/17/2016 5

6. Crisis of Governance in Pakistan(cont..) Security situation: Portrays a dismal picture Pakistan has 2.5 million internally displaced people because of ongoing military operation in North Waziristan. Pakistan ranked among top six countries in the world where people applied for asylum in EU. SOURCE: The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) a Country of Origin Information (COI) Report entitled ‘Pakistan security situation’. 8/17/2016 6

7. Crisis of governance in Pakistan(cont..) 8/17/2016 7

8. Nature of Violence Incidents 2015 No of Incidents No of Deaths No of Injured Terrorist Attacks 625 1069 1443 Political / Ethnic Violence 63 81 281 Clashes sec. forces & Militants 153 556 120 Border clashes/Attacks 74 77 116 Operational Attacks sec. Forces 143 1560 173 Drone Attacks 12 74 17 Inter-militant Clashes/Attacks 6 39 7 Clashes sec. forces & Criminal 19 45 5 Communal Violence 2 2 5 Total 2015 1097 3503 2617 SOURCE:PIPS-2015 Crisis of Governance in Pakistan(cont..) 8/17/2016 8

9. Crisis of Governance in Pakistan(cont..) Education: Pakistan has a literacy rate of 58% while India has 74% literacy rate. There are 24 million out of school children in Pakistan i.e. second highest in the world after Nigeria. Budgetary allocation for education is just 2% of GDP. This is lowest in South Asia SOURCE: Institute of Social and Policy Sciences 8/17/2016 9

10. Crisis of Governance in Pakistan(cont..) Rule of law According to world justice report Pakistan ranked 98 among 102 countries world wide on the basis of rule of law. Health facilities Pakistan scenario Patient to bed ratio 1:1593 while international standard is 5:1000 Patient to doctor ratio 1:1973 while that of international standard is 1:1000 Budget allocation: 0.8% of GDP and that of India is 4.2% of GDP. 8/17/2016 10

11. Crisis of Governance in Pakistan(cont..) Poverty: 38.8% population of Pakistan is living below poverty line that is earning below $1.25 per day. Source: Ministry for Planning, Development and Reforms Pakistan. Disaster management: Pakistan is at the 8 th position in the 2016 Global Climate Risk index. 3146 people were killed during floods since 2010 and 50 million people were effected. In last decade estimated losses have been U.S.$25.5 billion. Source: NDMA 8/17/2016 11

12. Crisis of Governance in Pakistan(cont..) Accountability : Pakistan is at 126 position among 175 countries in corruption perception index . Source: Transparency International Political stability: Pakistan has ranked at 185 place among 191 in terms of political stability, with Syria at the bottom and India at 165 place. Source: theglobaleconomy.com ,World Bank 8/17/2016 12

13. Measures taken by the govt. to address the issue: 18 th Amendment and resultant devolution Promoting E-Governance Police Reforms NAP 21 st Amendment Young Development Fellowship Program etc. 8/17/2016 13

14. Need for Reforms: Skill holders, not degree holders(South Korea’s education system: Their education is technical and skilled based) Balance and cooperation between institutions State should have clear social and economic policy Lower court system must be improved 8/17/2016 14

15. Need for Reforms(cont..) Increase Health and Education budget Laws must be implemented Intermediate cities must be developed 8/17/2016 15

16. Institutional Building: Capacity, Competencies and Responsiveness of the institutions of state have to be upgraded. Revitalizing institutions to provide basic services( Health, Sanitation etc.) Encouraging the growth of competitive private sector Eliminate Red- Tapism (Discouraging ritualistic compliance with rules and procedures) 8/17/2016 16

17. Institutional Building(cont..) Reduce the number of layers in administrative hierarchy Distribution of power to the lower level of political and administrative hierarchies. Continuation in policies E-Governance should be introduced in a phase manner. Performance based promotion 8/17/2016 17

18. Conclusion The biggest determinant in our lives is probably governance, good governance or a certain kind of governance makes a huge difference in our lives. Nicolas Berggruen 8/17/2016 18

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