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Medical and Educational Facilities are Critically Low in Pakistan
Medical and educational facilities are in short supply across Pakistan, according to the first Digital Economic Census 2023. The census records 119,789 hospitals and 242,616 schools, along with 11,568 colleges and 214 universities. With a national population of about 241.5…
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