Human Security in Pakistan 2.2 Empirical Applications The first application in terms of measuring the level of human security was undertaken by the UNESCAP for selected Asian countries in 2010. Indicators were classified into three groups –– Economic Fabric Index, Environmental Fabric Index and Social Fabric Index. There were altogether 30 indicators. Pakistan was included in the list of countries. The Human Security Index(HSI) values of Pakistan and its components are shown in Table 2.1. Table 2.1: Index Value of Pakistan in Different Components of the Human Security Index(HSI), 2010 Index Value* Economic Fabric Index 0.606 • Gini-Adjusted Income Index 0.582 • Financial Governance Index 0.653 Environmental Fabric Index 0.502 • Environmental Vulnerability Index 0.292 • Environmental Protection Index 0.278 • Emissions per Capita Index 0.693 Social Fabric Index 0.391 • Diversity Index 0.326 • Peacefulness Index 0.457 • Information Empowerment Index 0.393 • Governance Index 0.163 • Health Index 0.556 • Food Security Index 0.450 Overall HSI 0.499 *a minimum value of 0 and maximum value of 1 Source: UNESCAP(2010) Pakistan has an overall HSI of 0.499. It was ranked low at the 19 th percentile of countries, below Sri Lanka, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. However, it had a higher HSI than Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 10