Pakistan Grapples with Economic Crisis, Climate Threats, and Social Challenges in 2023
• Pakistan faced one of its worst economic crises in 2023 with soaring poverty, inflation and unemployment • IMF austerity measures resulted in additional hardship for low-income groups • Pakistan remained vulnerable to climate change with warming rates above global average • Over 6 million primary school-age children and 13 million secondary school-age children were out of school • Violence against women including rape, murder, acid attacks, domestic violence, etc. remains a serious problem