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  Pakistan's Path to Gender Equality: Progress and Challenges in SDG 5 : SDG 5 (Sustainable Development Goal 5) is focused on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls. It is one of the 17 goals established by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The aim of SDG 5 is to eliminate gender disparities in areas such as education, employment, healthcare, political participation, and social rights. Key Targets of SDG 5: End all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere. Eliminate violence against women and girls, including trafficking and sexual exploitation. Eliminate harmful practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation. Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through public services, social protection, and shared household responsibilities. Ensure women’s full participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life. Universa...

  Pakistan’s Progress Towards SDG 4: Education Goals and Challenges :   Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4  aims to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality educatio n and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all." For Pakistan, achieving SDG 4 is crucial for fostering social and economic development, reducing poverty, and promoting gender equality. Progress Towards SDG 4 in Pakistan 1.  Primary Enrollment Rates : Pakistan has made some progress in improving primary school enrollment rates. The net enrollment rate for primary education has increased, but the country is still far from achieving universal primary education. Pakistan's current literacy rate is 62.3%, meaning that about 60 million people in the country are illiterate. The National   Commission for Human Development (NCHD) is the lead agency for literacy in Pakistan .The literacy rate for females is lower than for males. For example, in the 2018-19 PSLM survey, the literacy rate for ...