According to the Human Rights Commission report, poverty and unemployment increased in 2019 and it remained difficult for Pakistanis.
According to the report, in 2019, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its coalition government remained strong, coming to power on promises of eradication of corruption, improvement in the economic situation and justice.
The PTI made a disappointing loan agreement with the IMF and increased the debt burden on Pakistan while the IMF also dominated financial decision making.
The government adopted a policy of austerity to meet the requirements of financial institutions. The cuts in health and education spending have hit the poor hard. Prisoners continue to be held in inhumane conditions in the country's most overcrowded prisons.
According to the Human Rights Commission report, in 2019, Pakistan's most vulnerable group was neglected, with children suffering from malnutrition, sexual and physical abuse. Domestic violence and discrimination against women continued.
The report suggests that the government needs to take steps to protect the rights of citizens. Pakistan needs to take steps to eradicate poverty through social safety nets.
Pakistan needs to develop a people-friendly economy and the government should promote jobs by developing the productive sector.
The government will have to increase spending again on education, health and municipal services, and the government will have to value freedom of expression. According to the report, the recent global epidemic could have a negative impact on the future of human rights.
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