The Provincial Human Security Index iii. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is also characterized by a relatively low level of inequality, but it has to work strongly towards achieving greater freedom from‘fear’ and‘want’. iv. Balochistan does poorly in all dimensions. As highlighted earlier, this province faces the biggest challenge to raise the HSI for its people. v. The performance of all Provincial governments is generally poor in the area of governance. The final HSI value, inclusive of all the dimensions, is shown in, the chart 16.4 below. Chart 16.4: The Overall HSI of each Province All four HSI are low at below 0.5. Sindh, as expected, has the highest HSI, followed closely by Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Balochistan remains with a low HSI and will need the greatest support to improve its HSI. 16.4 Strategy for Increasing the Provincial HSI The six most backward components in the HSI of each Province are shown in Table 16.5. It provides insights into the appropriate strategy of each Provincial Government to raise the HSI of its Province. 143