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Situation of the children in Pakistan
There are around 79 million children living in Pakistan. The decades of political turmoil and the aftermath of natural disasters have affected the lives of millions of children. It is estimated that in the 2010 floods alone, ten million children lost their homes and their belongings, and no longer have access to health care and education.

Many families simply cannot afford to send their children to school or take them to the doctor. Poverty forces children to go out to work. Often, children who have moved to urban areas with their families are found working - selling goods or shining shoes - on the city streets.
Only 63 per cent of Pakistani children finish primary school; most of these live in urban areas. Girls are less likely to attend or finish school than boys, and their education often suffers further due to early marriage. Before the 2010 floods it was estimated that one in three girls was married before they reached the age of 18. The post-flood number is believed to be higher.

SOS Children's Villages in Pakistan
SOS Children's Villages meets the needs of children and their families in 12 locations in Pakistan. When children can no longer stay with their families, they can find a loving home in one of the SOS families. Since the illiteracy rate remains at a high level in spite of concerted efforts on the part of the government, the SOS Hermann Gmeiner Schools make an important contribution to education in eight locations in Pakistan. Young people can attend vocational training courses which focus on preparing them for a working life as car mechanics, electrical engineers or plumbers to give just a few examples. While they attend vocational training or higher education, they can stay at special houses provided by SOS Children's Villages. There they are guided on their path to an independent life with the help of professionals.

Health care and support for families at risk are an important part of SOS Children's Villages' work in Pakistan. Social centres are staffed with people who are able to assist local communities and specialist medical staff is at hand to deal with medical issues. In response to natural disasters, SOS Emergency Relief Programmes have provided the victims with food packages, medicines and tents, as well as helping them rebuild their lives.

http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/Where-we-help/Asia/Pakistan/Pages/default.aspx

UNICEF Pakistan reports on the story of a 13-year-old boy who was left to fend for himself on the streets of Lahore.

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES IN PAKISTAN
After several visits to the Nepalese SOS Children's Village Sanothimi, Dr. Attiya Inayatullah, the wife of the Pakistani ambassador in Nepal and later on Minister of Social and Women's Affairs in Pakistan, took the initiative in 1975 so that the SOS Children's Villages idea could also be realized in her native country. In the very same year her sister, Mrs Souriya Anwar, was entrusted with the founding of a national SOS Children's Village association of which she is still the president. At the same time the first project was started, namely the construction of an SOS Children's Village in Lahore. Many years of civil war and military disputes concerning the region of Kashmir had marked the history of the young country. As a direct consequence, many people in Pakistan have been exposed to a life of great social misery, which affected in particular the children. Some of them found a new home in 1977 in the SOS Children's Village Lahore, which was completed after a two-year construction period. In 1986, the first SOS Youth Facility was opened also in Lahore, where the youths are guided on their path to independence and supported in finding jobs.
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Age structure
0-14 years: 35.4% (male 34,093,853/female 32,278,462)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight
31.3% (2001)
country comparison to the world: 17

Source : https://www.cia.gov
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Independence / Republic Days
Independence from the United Kingdom
- Declared 14 August 1947
- Islamic Republic 23 March 1956

Capital
Islamabad

Current Time in Islamabad (Pakistan)

Weather in Pakistan
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Calling code
92

Currency
Pakistani Rupee (Rs.) (PKR)

Geographic Coordinates
33°40'N 73°10'E

Official languages
Urdu
English (Pakistani)

Select NGOs
Caravan
College for Youth Activism and Ddevelopment
Institute for Development Studies and Practices
Initiator Human Development Foundation (IHDF)
Kaarvan Crafts
Kashf Foundation
Khajji Cooperative Society
Marvi Rural Development Organisation
Roshni Missing Children Helpline
Women Rights Association (WRA)

Pakistan : National Anthem
The Pure Land

Blessed be the sacred land
Happy be the bounteous realm
Thou symbol of high resolve
O Land of Pakistan!
Blessed be the centre of faith

The order of this sacred land
Is the might of the brotherhood of the people
May the nation, the country, and the Republic
Shine in glory everlasting!
Blessed be the goal of our ambition

The flag of the crescent and star
Leads the way to progress and perfection
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present
Inspiration for our future!
Shadow of God, the Glorious and Mighty
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