Abstract
Human development is significant for socially developed and strengthened nation. Pakistan is facing numerous issues. According to World Bank (2013), 60%of population of Pakistan lives below poverty line. This percentage of population does not access basic necessities of life and humans are the most neglected area of the country. This is evident by the absence of human development policy of Pakistan. This research aims to find out the need of having an independent national policy for human development. The qualitative technique of research has been adopted in this regard and primary data has been collected through interviews of participants belonged to the different sectors of the society whereas secondary data has also been consulted. The sample of the study has been selected through purposive sampling and data has been analyzed through content analysis. The findings of this research show that national level policy is required for human development with the input of all provinces. This policy can be considered as vision of Pakistan and all other policies are required to be aligned with this policy. The main elements of human development are physical, social and intellectual development whereas health and education are core areas to consider for improvement for developing the humans physically, socially and intellectually. It is required to improve the quality of education and health at the grass root level through local government system for developing the humans physically and socially. The government is required to include the different sectors of society like private and NGOs to work with its collaboration in developing the humans of the country. Key Words: Human Development, Policy, Pakistan, Nation, Society
Mariam Ahmed. (2015) Does Human Development demand an independent policy in Pakistan? , Journal of Political Studies, Volume 22, Issue 2.
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