Girls' school, Faisalabad - Pakistan.
Latest update on DFID's response to the current humanitarian crisis in Pakistan
Pakistan is located at the geographical crossroads of south and central Asia – bordering Afghanistan, Iran, India, China and the Arabian Sea. Nearly a quarter of its population of 160 million lives in poverty, and one child in 10 dies before his/her fifth birthday. Growing levels of insecurity and conflict are also serious problems.
Progress has been made in recent years, with DFID support helping to save the lives of 200,000 children and preventing another 800,000 from becoming malnourished. During 2008-11, we will be increasing aid to Pakistan for the period 2009-13 to £665 million - making it our second largest aid programme worldwide.