Mobility Reasons in Pakistan

  Asim Farooq

Pakistan being an under developed country, its economy is very fragile. Large chunk of its population resides in in rural areas; they lack income resources and basic facilities. Wealth and income sources are not well distributed; they are concentrated in eastern and south eastern parts. People tend to migrate to urban centers in search of better jobs; health and income facilities. This surge in migration and high population growth rate has created a number of problems in urban areas. Recently natural hazards such as floods and earth quakes; and insecurity in western parts of Pakistan have triggered migration to the urban centers. The phenomenon of migration is based on several factors. On the other hand mobility trends report an increase in visits to friends and relatives. As the social dispersion increases in modern societies, the means of mobility have become an inherent part of everyday life. This paper investigates the need of mobility which engenders the need of physical travel and triggered migration.

Keywords- Mobility, Pakistan, Urban, Rural, Social Mobility

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1504007
Page Number(s) - 1-5
Pubished in - Volume 3 | Issue 4 | October 2015
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) -   
Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Asim Farooq,   "Mobility Reasons in Pakistan", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.3, Issue 4, pp.1-5, October 2015, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1504007.pdf