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Poor people pay more taxes
Burden rises because of increase in share of indirect taxes to 85%
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Pakistan will lose again
Pakistan has two classes of citizens: the oppressors and the oppressed
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SC rebukes police over poor investigation
CJP Isa says royal system of police and Patwari should be abolished
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'There is no future': Lebanon's new poor face long-term stagnation
The World Bank has dubbed the crisis a "deliberate depression" orchestrated by political and financial elites
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Akon feels the rich 'suffer more than the poor' and his unchecked privilege is riling up fans
Singer has defended his earlier remarks about wealth and its consequences saying, 'I was happier when I was poor.'
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The legal polarity in the developing world
The unfortunate reality is that there are not many who care for rectifying shortcomings of our system
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Don’t beg the poor for funds if you’re rich: Kangana Ranaut
Actor schools celebs choosing to raise Covid-19 relief funds when they can arrange oxygen cylinders, beds, medicines.
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Blasphemy hits Muslims hardest, says Imran
Urges Islamic nations to raise voice against attempts to disrespect Holy Prophet (PBUH)
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Tuck shops selling poor quality food along Islamabad-Peshawar motorway
Senate committee irked by unhygienic washrooms on motorway
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China joins deal to get Covid-19 vaccine to poorer nations
The deal gives China a prominent role in the global effort against the pandemic
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Residents obstruct land survey at Gujjar Nullah
Residents fear homelessness after anti-encroachment
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CM flays line depts over poor performance
With regard to controlling price hike, overcoming hoarding, monsoon planning and provision of services to the citizens
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Consultation on PM Imran's debt relief initiative begins at the UN
FM Qureshi emphasises need for addressing debt distress which could eventually become a debt crisis
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Global creditors agree on debt relief for poor countries hit by pandemic
As COVID-19 sparks the steepest downturn in the global economy since the 1930s
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World Bank’s Malpass upbeat on progress on debt relief
Proposal to be discussed next week by officials of G7 and G20 economies
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Govt finalises plan for cash distribution among needy
Police ordered to provide ample security to disbursement centres
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‘Centre should bear SMS expenses for Ehsaas Programme’
Shah expresses disappointment over charging needy for registration messages
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Shallwani issues ration disbursement plan
Rations to be handed out door-to-door from 5am to 7am, he says
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India's coronavirus lockdown hits poor, tests Modi's support
Indian govt announced a $23bn economic plan as the three-week shutdown has left thousands jobless
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Govt to begin ration distribution among needy today
A four-member committee in each district will carry out the task on a daily basis
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Karachi’s rich unstring their purses for those hit by COVID-19 lockdown
Affluent people start distributing food items among daily wagers in the city
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Should poverty be considered in ‘diyat’ imposition, asks top court
Supreme Court mulls if poor convicts can be indefinitely detained for non-payment
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‘Poor country debt burdens worsening’
World Bank says ADB is pushing billions of dollars into fiscally challenging situation in Pakistan
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‘Elites have captured the state and market’
Ishrat Hussein says selection should be based on contribution rather than aristocracy
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CPO sacks whole PS over poor performance
Dijkot SHO allegedly established nexus with drug dealers, other criminals
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Homeless shelters
Much can be done and significant change can be made if steps are taken in the right direction
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‘Govt committed to welfare of people’
Punjab govt has doled out Rs12 billion so that the needy could start their small-scale businesses
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Anti-encroachment drive: Thousands on verge of homelessness in Sindh
Sindh cabinet to request Supreme Court for time to rehabilitate those affected before demolishing their homes
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Molecules of oxygen
The poor’s suffering is the result of people not doing their job but know their privilege protects their incompetence
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In Pakistan, millions more to fall below poverty line
Economist says jump in poverty numbers due to low growth, double-digit food inflation
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Pakistan’s rich and poor live in different countries
This disparity is evident in the fact that Pakistan’s top quintile consumes 4.76 times more than its bottom quintile
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30 families camping on a footpath in Lyari for the past 20 years
Children guard the belongings in the day when elders leave for work to earn and ward off their only fear, ‘hunger’
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'South Asia has largest number of poor'
Ishrat Husain insists cooperation between public, private sectors will help overcome challenges
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US minority students concentrated in high-poverty schools: study
African-American, Hispanic students tend to score lower on tests than white students
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‘Magistrates must improve performance’
DC also directs officers to issue show-cause notices to price control magistrates over poor performance
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K-P sets up three new shelters homes
CM Mahmood Khan wants to provide free transport services to senior citizens
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Poor sanitation plagues Bhains Colony cattle market
Cattle traders and buyers are facing difficulties because of the deteriorating cleanliness situation of the market
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Bill Gates discusses FinTech with PM's aide on poverty alleviation
Polio eradication programme, routine immunisation also discussed in meeting with Dr Sania Nishtar
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Pope says emigration, low birth rates have brought 'Ice Curtain' on Europe
Urged European leaders to address the issue during a two-day visit to Bulgaria
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More than 11 million face eviction, displacement as India booms
Evictions have become a poll issue ahead of the general election in India
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A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich poor divide
In one of the most toxic urban centres to live
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Administrative overlaps, poor planning ail Karachi
Panelists at KLF session, ‘The Karachi Dilemma: Conservation and Evolution’ give their two cents on the city
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Let them eat cake!
People can neither survive nor prosper on a diet of statistics alone
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Poor getting poorer
Balochistan and Sindh lag behind considerably when compared to K-P and Punjab
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Self-immolation attempt: Traffic wardens warned against issuing tickets to poor
Rickshaw driver, who set himself alight over police extortion, refuses to accept govt money from Karachi police chief
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Startup offers daily-use goods on low installments to poor
Goes door to door to sell basic necessities like crockery, utensils and bed sheets
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Punjab CM says encroachment drive isn’t against the poor
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar took notice of action against common people
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High gas prices hurt nobody except the very poor
Price revision is unavoidable; both govt and consumers have to make sacrifices
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Bahawalpur railway stations in a shambles
Residents say platforms now resemble haunted houses
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Hearing of 256 school heads begins today
It will continue till August 10 and school heads from each district will be heard