45% children in Pakistan under fed, says report Given their relative higher populations, there are 3.1 million and 1.9 million out-of-school children in Punjab and Sindh respectively, followed by Balochistan at 0.56 million and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa at 0.48 million. Pakistan ranks low on the social development index of child and maternal health, which reflects the level of nutrition, education and access to health services. Although infant and neonatal mortality rates have considerably decreased worldwide over the last two decades, the situation has not improved in the country. One in every 14 Pakistani children dies before reaching the age of one, and one in 11 does not survive to its fifth birthday, states a report compiled by the office of the federal ombudsman in collaboration with the Unicef. Health and nutrition Childhood poverty is directly linked to malnutrition, where parents fail to provide adequate healthcare and nutrition to their children. A considerable num