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District Profile of Panjgur Situation Analysis & Baseline Surveys For Poverty Reduction through Rural Development in KPK, FATA & Balochistan DEVELOPMENT PROFILE OF PANJGUR DISTRICT January 3, 2015 Submitted by: Empowerment Performance Result In Association with: District Profile Panjgur Table of Contents LIST OF EXHIBITS ............................................................................................................................... 1 ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................ 2 FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................................ 3 DISTRICT PANJGUR– AT A GLANCE .................................................................................................... 4 1.0 DISTRICT GEOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................... 6 1.1 LOCATION AND BOUNDARY ................................................................................................. 6 1.2 TRIBES, ETHNIC GROUPS AND LANGUAGES ......................................................................... 6 1.3 TOPOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................... 6 1.4 CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................ 7 2.0 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT .............................................................................. 8 2.1 EDUCATION AND LITERACY ................................................................................................. 8 2.2 HEALTH ........................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 HOUSING QUALITY AND HOUSING SERVICES ..................................................................... 12 2.4 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION ................................................................................... 13 2.5 POPULATION AND EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE ..................................................................... 14 2.6 LIVELIHOOD SOURCES ..................................................................................................... 16 3.0 LAW AND ORDER ..................................................................................................................... 18 3.1 BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................. 18 3.2 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ........................................................................................ 18 3.3 JUDICIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PANJGUR ........................................................................... 18 3.4 MAIN CRIMES WHICH TOOK PLACE IN 2014 ....................................................................... 19 3.5 CURRENT REFORMS FOR LAW AND ORDER ....................................................................... 19 3.6 PRISONS ......................................................................................................................... 19 4.0 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 20 4.1 TRIBAL CONFLICT AND LOCAL ECONOMY ........................................................................... 20 4.2 CONFLICT BACKGROUND .................................................................................................. 20 4.3 OTHER DISPUTES ............................................................................................................ 20 4.4 CONFLICT RESOLUTION .................................................................................................... 20 4.5 DISPLACEMENT ................................................................................................................ 21 4.6 REFORMS ........................................................................................................................ 21 5.0 THE ROLE OF WOMEN .............................................................................................................. 22 5.1 STATUS OF WOMEN ......................................................................................................... 22 5.2 GENDER RATIO ................................................................................................................ 22 5.3 CULTURE AND NORMS...................................................................................................... 22 5.4 DECISION MAKING ........................................................................................................... 22 5.5 LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION ........................................................................... 23 5.6 WOMEN‟S HEALTH ........................................................................................................... 23 5.7 WOMEN‟S EMPLOYMENT .................................................................................................. 23 5.8 HANDICRAFT .................................................................................................................... 23 5.9 AGRICULTURE.................................................................................................................. 23 5.10 LIVESTOCK ...................................................................................................................... 23 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................... 24 6.1 CLIMATE, LAND AND WATER ............................................................................................. 24 6.2 FORESTS, FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE .......................................................................... 25 6.3 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS .............................................................................................. 26 7.0 SOCIAL MOBILIZATION ............................................................................................................. 27 7.1 ROLE OF PPAF ............................................................................................................... 27 7.2 LOCAL NGOS .................................................................................................................. 28 7.3 FOCUS OF DONOR COMMUNITY ........................................................................................ 28 8.0 IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS......................................................................................................... 29 8.1 INSTITUTIONS AND STAKEHOLDER ..................................................................................... 29 8.2 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE DISTRICT ......................................................................... 29 District Profile Panjgur List of Exhibits Exhibit 2.1.1 - Educational Status of Children of 5-9 Years Age Group [Percentage Distribution, 8 2012-13] Exhibit 2.1.2 - Educational Status of Children of 10-14 Years Age Group [Percentage Distribution, 8 2012-13] Exhibit 2.1.3 - Gender Parity Index in Primary and Secondary Enrollment [2012-13] 9 Exhibit 2.1.4 - Teaching Institutions and Staff – Numbers [2011] 9 Exhibit 2.1.5 - School Facilities and Physical Characteristic [Percentage of Schools, 2011] 10 Exhibit 2.1.6 - Adult Literacy Rate (%) [2012-13] 10 Exhibit 2.2.1 - Status of Child Health – Percentages [2012-13] 11 Exhibit 2.2.2 - Status of Maternal Health – Percentage of Pertinent Women [2012-13] 11 Exhibit 2.2.3 - Health Institutions – Numbers [2011-12] 11 Exhibit 2.2.4 - Health Staffs – Numbers [2011-12] 12 Exhibit 2.3.1 - Material Used in Roof - Percentage of Household [2012-13] 12 Exhibit 2.3.2 - Wall Structure – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 12 Exhibit 2.3.3 - Type of Toilet – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 13 Exhibit 2.3.4 - Source of Lighting – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 13 Exhibit 2.3.5 - Cooking Fuel – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 13 Exhibit 2.3.6 - Source of Drinking Water – Percentage of Households [2012-13] 13 Exhibit 2.4.1 - Indicators of Communication – [2011-12] 14 Exhibit 2.5.1 - Estimated Population 14 Exhibit 2.5.2 - Percentage of Employed Labor Force by Major Sectors [2012-13] 15 Exhibit 2.5.3 - Percentage of Employed Labor Force by Major Occupational Group [2012-13] 15 Exhibit 2.5.4 - Employment Status [Percentage of Employed Persons, 2012-13] 15 Exhibit 2.6.1 - Land Utilization Statistics – [2011-12] 16 Exhibit 2.6.2 - Area and Production of Major Crops – [2011-12] 16 Exhibit 2.6.3 - Agriculture Machinery - [2011-12] 17 Exhibit 2.6.4 - Population of Livestock - [2011-12] 17 Exhibit 3.2.1 - Strength of the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) 18 Exhibit 3.3.1 - Justice System in Panjgur 19 Exhibit 3.4.1 - Crimes Rate 19 Exhibit 7.3.1 - Donor Projects 28 1 District Profile Panjgur Acronyms ABL Allied Bank Limited COs Community Organization CPI Community Physical Infra-Structure CSO Community Social Organization DC Deputy Commissioner DGDC Directorate General for Development Cooperation DPO District Police Officer FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas FPAP Family Planning Association of Pakistan GoP Government of Pakistan GoI Government of Italy GPI Gender Parity Indices GRHO Gender Reproductive Health Organization HBL Habib Bank Ltd IDA International Development Association KPK Khyber Pakhtunkhaw LEA Law Enforcement Agencies LG Local Government
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