ACCOUNTABILITY LAB PAKISTAN

AL Pakistan has expanded our programs to include capacity building and accountability leadership training for local governments, in addition to our core programs including Integrity Icon and the Accountability Incubator.  The regions we work in include some of the most neglected areas in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The AL Pakistan team has worked with more than 30,000 participants over the past year, successfully implementing  our Integrity Innovation Lab, Accountability Incubator, Civic Action Teams and Integrity Icon. Through our programs, more than 350 government officials were trained on good governance, solidifying their commitment to accountability and transparency in their work. The Youth Peace Incubation program saw the participation of over 3,000 young individuals, 55% of them women, who were introduced to groundbreaking ideas to contribute to the peace of society effectively. To build community resilience to Covid-19, AL Pakistan engaged 339 women leaders who reached out to vulnerable and high-risk populations to help them cope with ongoing challenges linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more about our work below.

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Independence is more than a day we celebrate. It is the freedom to ask: What do we still need Azadi from?

This Independence Day, we asked our colleagues one question: Azadi kis cheez se?

Independence is more than a day we celebrate. It is the freedom to ask: What do we still need Azadi from?

This Independence Day, we asked our colleagues one question: Azadi kis cheez se?

Independence is more than a day we celebrate. It is the freedom to ask: What do we still need Azadi from?

This Independence Day, we asked our colleagues one question: Azadi kis cheez se?

Pakistan’s latest developments point to some hard questions about the country’s direction.

With 94% of federal revenue going towards debt servicing and defence, fiscal space for development remains severely constrained. New trade barriers and uncertainty around GSP+ are adding pressure... to Pakistan’s economic outlook. At the same time, only 11% of women in the merged districts have internet access, while 3,172 gender based violence cases were reported in the first half of 2026.

Explore these developments and more in our latest Country Analysis Report.

Link: https://pakistan.accountabilitylab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CAR-July-15th-31st-2026.pdf

Pakistan’s latest developments point to some hard questions about the country’s direction.

With 94% of federal revenue going towards debt servicing and defence, fiscal space for development remains severely constrained.

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Pakistan’s climate challenge is also a governance challenge. Climate impacts are local, but decisions remain largely centralized, leaving communities with limited influence over how they adapt.

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