Poverty

According to the PIDE, Pakistan's poverty rate stands at 39.5%

Shoulder: Low-income locals are in need of a reliable food price relief program

Poverty is costing the country on socioeconomic, political, technological and developmental fronts

Poverty and inequality are the essential concomitants of a laissez faire economy

Pakistan-global lender talks for new bailout continue for 4th day

Pakistan’s economy is highly skewed towards consumption which forestalls against export-oriented, high value growth.

Lack of adequate facilities at government hospitals forces patients to knock the door of costly private hospitals

Alarmingly, female-headed households bear a disproportionate burden of climate-induced poverty

Between 2011 and 2019, the percentage of BISP beneficiaries below the poverty line fell from 90% to 72%

Addressing underlying causes needs a holistic approach including law enforcement, poverty alleviation, and education

No amount of poverty should excuse parent who forces child who should be in primary school to work

Lack of infrastructure, healthcare, electricity, educational institutions, employment opportunities

Multidimensional Poverty Index shows decline from 29.17% to 11.28% from 2014 to 2023

Tahir, who worked in the field of medicines, left behind a heart-wrenching will obtained by The Express Tribune

Peshawar to be rid of professional alms-seekers

Neighbours pull two children out of flames in room

Industrial waste flowing into water streams is damaging crop yield, rendering it cancerous

Says World Bank Report titled ‘Country Climate and Development’ issued in Nov

Poverty is highest form of violence that can be inflicted on human beings

Children sent to Child Protection & Welfare Bureau, addicts admitted to rehabilitation wards in hospitals

Report to be published next month finds that some children are hiding in playground because they cannot afford lunch

In an open letter to UNGA gathering, 238 organisations express outrage at skyrocketing hunger levels

Network of smugglers in Punjab, Turkey and Iran exploiting growing unemployment

Poverty of Opportunity Index (POPI) by Murtaza under the guidance of Mahbub

Poverty pushed 71m into poverty globally in just three months since March 2022, says UN Development Programme

Govt to earmark Rs12b for drinking water, Rs78b for roads

Promises ‘short-term’ solutions to offset inflation impact; invites Turkey to join CPEC

Suicide bid was result of alleged pressure from moneylender

Visits hospital sites, hears public complaints in open court

Imran shares poverty reduction statistics issued by World Bank

Growing inflation erodes value of money, particularly constricting purchasing power of those from low-income groups

The unfortunate reality is that there are not many who care for rectifying shortcomings of our system

United winger has backed a number of child food poverty initiatives, forcing government U-turns over free school meals

Fear in American circles that China will become a serious challenger for the country in the not-too-distant future

Big debt and low income in the countryside will hold back any economic recovery

Slams PPP govt for poor state of education, malnutrition of children in Sindh

SAPM says govt will increase stipend to 13,000

Initiatives include investment in green, sustainable agricultural infrastructure

What China’s poverty reduction experience means to the world

This situation also represents a significant threat to Pakistan’s development and stability

With Covid-19, IMF says poverty rate in Pakistan is predicted to increase to 40%

Dr Sania says Ehsaas Programme continuing without any discrimination

Entrepreneur Rehan Allahwala creates course content to impart experiences gained across globe

Says government encourages public-private partnership for the cause

Nation to know total number of poor by end of March

No other country can lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in such a short time, says President Xi

A six-year war has left 80% of population reliant on aid, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, according to UN

Pakistan is no exception where poverty levels have historically remained high

Sir Michael Barber’s report on the initiative unveiled

Says developing countries being "impoverished by their corrupt elites who launder money to rich countries"