Urbanization and mushrooming Slums in Paksitan

Pakistan, ranked 141 of 182 on the United Nations Human Poverty Index, faces complex development challenges and is characterized by major inequalities in income and access to basic services. A high proportion of people in Pakistan live in slums and the country is facing rapid, sustained slum growth rates. Urgent action is required to slow down or reverse these trends. A significant proportion of Pakistan’s population lack access to basic infrastructure (90% of the population has access to improved water, and only 45% to improved sanitation), and suffers from ill health and illiteracy, with 60% living on less than two US dollars a day.