The Major Findings Chapter: 12 THE MAJOR FINDINGS The previous chapters have highlighted some major findings about the Human Security Index of Pakistan both over the years since 2001-02 and in comparison to countries at a similar stage or at the next stage of development. 12.1 The Major Findings The findings are as follows: i. Over the years, the HSI trend has been an inverted U-shaped curve. It rose steadily from 2001-02 onwards to reach a peak in 2015-16, with a cumulative increase of 18.7%, as shown in Chart 12.1. Thereafter, it has been falling up to the latest years, 2020 to 2022. Consequently, over the two decades the HSI has increased only marginally by 1%. Chart 12.1: The HSI Trend 101