We extend our profound gratitude to the dedicated individuals and eminent institutions of Pakistan that contributed their invaluable insights to this study.

We wish to express our sincere appreciation to The Body Shop Pakistan for their partnership. This report is part of their global ‘Be Seen, Be Heard’ campaign on youth engagement, which aims to amplify and empower young voices across the globe. PILDAT is running the country chapter of this campaign in Pakistan. Their commitment to fostering youth engagement and promoting democratic participation has significantly enriched this study.

While the views and findings in this report are those of PILDAT, they do not necessarily reflect the views of The Body Shop Pakistan or any other contributors. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this report by PILDAT. All information was believed to be correct as of December 08, 2023, and omissions or errors, if any, were unintentional.