Acid Violence
Where it happens: Pakistan
Pakistan at a Glance
Population: 177 million
Capital city: Islamabad
Official language: Urdu (Punjabi, etc etc are widely spoken)
Geography: 3 and a half times the size of the UK. Borders India, China, Iran and Afghanistan
Economy
Average per capita income: $ 1,085 (2007-08)
Population below poverty line: 43 million
Mobile phone usage: 481 mobile phone subscription per 1,000 people
Main industry: Agriculture (mainly cotton)
Ranking on Perceived Corruption Index 2010: 143th out of 178
82 TV sets (2003), 4 personal computers (2004) and 107 internet users (2007) per 1,000 people
Society
Religion: Islam
Life expectancy: 65 years (2007-08) CWS, FCO
Rural population: 46% CWS
Females in parliament (2010): 22.2% (2008)
Ranking on Perceived Corruption Index 2010: 143th out of 178
Primary school pupil per teacher ratio: 39:1 (2006) CWS
Our partner in Pakistan is ASF-Pakistan.
Acid Survivors Foundation Camp during the 2010 floods.
Primary Sources:
Foreign Commonwealth Office. http://www.fco.gov.uk
Commonwealth Secretariat. http://www.thecommonwealth.org
The Department for International Development http://www.dfid.gov.uk
Secondary Sources:
http://www.transparencyinternational.org
