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Pakistan Humphrey Fellow Sabeen Younas Capital Islamabad President Mamnoon Hussain Population 201,995,540 Country Size 307,374 square miles Major Religion Islam Population Below Poverty Line ($1.25/day) 29.5% Life Expectancy at Birth 67.7 years Pakistan has extremely diverse terrain. The only fertile desert in the world is located in Pakistan in the Sindh province. Pakistan is also home to the world’s longest glacial system outside of the polar regions. Official Language Urdu Hello āssālam 'alaykum Good morning subha bākhair Good bye khuda hafiz Thank you bahut shukriya Education Adult Literacy Rate 56.44% Compulsory Schooling Age 5-16 Academic Year June-March Sabeen Younas, of Pakistan, is the Manager of Education at the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. With a particular focus on creating access for women in underprivileged regions, Ms. Younas hopes to combine her previous experiences with a foundation of policy and the leveraging of technology to close the achievement gap for students regardless of their personal resources.

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Pakistan Humphrey

Fellow Sabeen Younas

Capital Islamabad President Mamnoon Hussain

Population 201,995,540 Country Size 307,374 square miles

Major Religion Islam

Population Below Poverty

Line ($1.25/day) 29.5%

Life Expectancy at Birth 67.7 years

Pakistan has extremely diverse terrain. The only fertile desert in the world is located in Pakistan in the Sindh province. Pakistan is also home to the world’s longest glacial system outside of the polar regions.

Official Language Urdu Hello āssālam 'alaykum

Good morning subha bākhair Good bye khuda hafiz

Thank you bahut shukriya

Education Adult Literacy Rate 56.44%

Compulsory Schooling

Age 5-16

Academic Year June-March

Sabeen Younas, of Pakistan, is the Manager of Education at the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. With a particular focus on creating access for women in underprivileged regions, Ms. Younas hopes to combine her previous experiences with a foundation of policy and the leveraging of technology to close the achievement gap for students regardless of their personal resources.