Rural Development in Pakistan Through Multipurpose Community Telecenters
Khalid Mahmood University of the Punjab Lahore PAKISTAN
*Pakistan: Some Facts
j Area: 796,095 sq. km. (Second largest in
South Asia) j Admn Division: 4 provinces, FATA j Population: 149 million j Literacy: 48% j Per capita GNP: US$ 492 j Poverty: 33% pop. below poverty line
*Rural Pakistan
Over 50,000 villages Population: 61% of total Literacy: 37% (in women 10%) Occupation: Agriculture (24% of GDP employs 48% of total work force) j Problems
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± ± ± ± ± ± Poor living standard Poor education Poor health Lack of cl
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