- The International Monetary Fund has come forward to help revive Pakistan, but it is not satisfied with the performance of the country's finance ministry and revenue department.

New Delhi, Dated 02 January 2023, Monday

In addition to inflation, Pakistan, which is facing a severe economic crisis, also has a bad employment situation. Images and news of police recruitment exam held in Islamabad are going viral on social media. More than 32 thousand youth participated in it. The situation has become such that the written exam had to be given sitting on the ground in the stadium grounds.

The constable recruitment exam was conducted on Saturday at the Sports Complex in Islamabad. Thousands of youth participated in it. According to Islamabad Police, a large number of women were also involved in it. Vacancy for the recruitment of 1667 posts of Constable by Government of Pakistan

had taken Applications were invited by announcing it. More than 32 thousand young men and women from across the country applied for these posts. These posts were lying vacant for the last five years.

Unemployment in Pakistan is such that there are about 20 applicants for one position. A debate on unemployment in Pakistan has started after seeing the crowd of young people appearing for the police recruitment exam in Islamabad. Despite thousands of vacancies, they are not being filled because the government has no money. In such a situation, whenever there is a government recruitment, lakhs and lakhs of youth go out to join it.

More than 31 percent of Pakistan's youth are unemployed. 51 percent of them are women, while 16 percent are men. Many people even have a professional degree, yet they cannot find a job. According to a report, 60 percent of Pakistan's population is under the age of 30. The current unemployment rate is around 7 percent.

Due to inflation in Pakistan, the condition of citizens is worse. On one hand, the treasury of the government is empty, on the other hand, people are suffering due to lack of daily necessities. Political instability in the country has added to the crisis since the ouster of Imran Khan.

The International Monetary Fund has come forward to help revive Pakistan, but it is not satisfied with the performance of the country's finance ministry and revenue department. IMF has so far given a loan of 1.2 billion dollars to Pakistan. With this, its total debt to Pakistan has increased to 7 billion dollars.