Priority area: Good Governance
Duration: since 2005 As a result of its outdated administrative structures and alternation between elected civilian governments and military rule in Pakistan in the past, resilience is an important issue. The level of gender equality is also unsatisfactory, with women in Pakistan continually facing social, economic and legal discrimination. In recent years the Pakistani Government has introduced reforms to strengthen democratic structures, the focus being on administrative and tax reforms. The reform process also encompasses the empowerment of women in Pakistani society and the reduction of discrimination and violence against women. Germany is committed to supporting Pakistan in the implementation of these reforms. A wide-ranging programme of tax reforms at national level, to establish administrative structures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and to combat violence against women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was launched in 2010. |
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Results achieved so far – examples:
- The Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas (RAHA) programme has a stabilising influence in the crisis-ridden province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. An estimated 2.2 million people benefit from the measures in the programme, which include the construction of schools and hospitals and improvements to the local micro-infrastructure.
- Germany successfully supports the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) in developing its institution and improving its business statistics.
- All 34 public and private women's refuges in Punjab are now able to provide medical care and legal advisory services with support from German development cooperation.
