LACK OF

OPPORTUNITIES
IN NWFP AND ITS
IMPACT ON
YOUTH
By: Iftikhar Raheem
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Introduction

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Introduction

Items Population % With 2006-07 (E)

Pakistan (Ist Jan:)
(1998 Census)
Pakistan NWFP
Total 132352 17736 13.4 22675
Urban 43036 2994 7 4061
Rural 89316 14742 16.5 18614
Male 68874 9085 13.2 11615
Female 63478 8651 13.7 11060
Annual Growth Rate % 2.69 2.81 - 2.81

Density (Persons per Sq. 166 238 - 304

Km)

Geographical Area (Sq. 796 74.5 9.4 74.5

Km)

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 Literacy
Rates
67 %
47 %
tan : 55 %
67 % 28 %
e: 42 %

58%
67 %
48 % Literacy Definition
42% (As in 1998 Census)
58 % “The ability of a
55% person who can read a
22 %
67 % newspaper and write
42 % a simple letter in any
Sources : Pakistan Social and
language”
Living Standard Measurement ( PSLM ) Survey 2008 - 09 4
What are the major problems
faced by youth?
 Unemployment
 Education and Training
 Health and Environment
 Sports and Recreation
 Economic Empowerment
 Crimes and Violence
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Unemployment

 Few seats available in Government

sector.
 Few jobs in Industrial sector
 Less slots in agricultural area.
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Reasons for Unemployment in
Youth
 Lack of work experience in first-time job seekers;
 Inability to compete with skilled and experienced
workers;
 Mismatch between output from
education/training systems and labor market
demands;
 Mismatch between youth aspirations and work
and life realities;
 Institutional barriers: employment protection
regulations;
 Insecurity of employment: last-in, first-out
problem (level of and fluctuation in, labor
demand);
 Temporary and part-time work as safety net or
cheap labor;
 Limited access of young self-employed people to 7
Impact on Youth

 Terrorists
 Kidnappers
 Smugglers
 Drug Addicts
 Beggars

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Terrorist

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Kidnappers

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Smugglers

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Drug Addicts

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Beggars

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Recommendations

 Public Private Partnerships

 Increase in Government Jobs
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Conclusion

 Increase in Industrialization e.g Best

Cement Factory
 Local population recruited
 Skill development centers opened
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Thank you for your patient
listening…

 Questions
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