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Subject
Urbanisation outlook.
Significance
Pakistan is among the most urbanised countries of South Asia, experiencing a consistent and long-term demographic shift to urban centres. Long neglected, urban development and planning have only recently become part of the policy discourse, largely as the urban electorate has expanded significantly.
Impacts
For the foreseeable future, public service delivery will not keep pace with demand.
The counterinsurgency campaign, when expanded nationwide, risks spiking migration into cities, further stretching urban provision.
A coherent and concerted urban policy push is years away.
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2016
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