In Pakistan, poverty is a growing concern
RAWALPINDI: Poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less income than others within a society or a country, or compared to worldwide averages. It is the lack of basic human needs such as clean water, nutrition, clothing, healthcare, education and shelter, because of the inability to afford them.
In Pakistan, poverty is a growing concern. So what is the reason behind poverty in Pakistan? Who is responsible for it and how can we solve it?
There are several causes which lead to poverty such as lack of education, higher imports, fragmentation of agricultural land and decline of morals. When we talk about lack of education, the literacy rate of Pakistan is very low. Most of the people don’t have any concept of modern earning sources and they are unable to adopt technology for their business due to which their businesses do not meet the international standard and thus decline.
Large scale import is another reason; the import of Pakistan is greater than the export. Big revenue is consumed in importing goods and even raw material has to be imported for industry.
Pakistan is an agricultural country and most of our people are farmers. They have land which is fulfilling the needs of their families but over the years these lands are slowly fragmented for inheritance. After fragmentation, the land isn’t sufficient to support the family therefore families spend their lives below the poverty line.
Poverty will never end unless we have a real solution to end it. In my opinion, a possible solution can be based on economic justice and political changes. Controlling inflation is necessary to eliminate poverty. The government should provide more facilities to investors to increase investment and to reduce unemployment.
Zeeshan Shabbir
Published in The Express Tribune, January 11th, 2020.
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