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Pakistan

Quick Facts

Humphrey Fellow Lal Kumar

Capital Islamabad

President Mamnoon Hussain

Population 179 million

Country Size slightly less than twice the size of California

Major Religion Islam Population Below

Poverty Line ($1.25/day) 21%

Life Expectancy at Birth 66.4 years

Education Adult literacy rate: 54.9%

Compulsory schooling: age 5 - 9 Academic year: April – March

Mr. Kumar comes from the city of Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan. He works with the Sindh Educational Foundation striving to provide free education to out-of-school children. During his Humphrey year, he wants to study the role of social entrepreneurship in promoting education through public-private partnerships in order to increase literacy.

Pakistan produces some of the world’s finest fabrics. Geometric shapes,

landscapes and flowers are common patterns, but each region of the country has its own style of embroidery.

Official Language: Urdu, English Hello: سسللاامم (salaam)

Good-bye: االلووددااعع (al-wida) Please: ککررنناا خخووشش (khush karna)

Thank you: ششککررییہہ (shukria)