Poverty

For centuries, we have been instilled with the idea that the people collectively represent a nation

PTI leader says large number of people were forced to live in poverty due to policies of previous governments

Economist says jump in poverty numbers due to low growth, double-digit food inflation

PM Imran vows to strengthen regional cooperation in message on 35th SAARC Charter Day

Commission urges govt to ensure rights of locals are protected when development projects are initiated

PM aide stresses sector can bring underprivileged out of poverty

Children guard the belongings in the day when elders leave for work to earn and ward off their only fear, ‘hunger’

Queen Maxima says technology can help introduce financial services for excluded segment

The child begs on the street to help his ailing father

Says feeling of compassion and caring have been core ingredients of Ehsas programme

Shaista, 13, changes her story from disabled to empowered, other women work wonders with the little help given

Patients and their attendants who come to SIUT must live on roads as they cannot afford to travel back and forth

Highlights concerns about further rise in unemployment and poverty in the country

Official says microfinance also supports financial inclusion, empowers women

Finance minister says CM and his cabinet are committed to sustainable development

All we have gotten from the govt so far are announcements of ambitious and rather impractical initiatives

Punjab Minister for School Education Murad Raas says Lahore needs at least 1,000 schools

The government should take initiatives to teach adaptive techniques to farmers

38-year-old had been on NHS waiting list since January

Chinese envoy outlines the second phase of the CPEC project

The index is based on four indicators: undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality

With inflation forecasted to rise to 13% in the ongoing fiscal year, poverty reduction remains a distant dream

For the underprivileged, a cold meal is better than the empty rhetoric of politicians

Funds aim to attract private sector contributions to advance Bristol's 2050 vision of a healthy and sustainable city

Around 110 women have stayed in the 'Panah Gah' last month

Ishrat Husain insists cooperation between public, private sectors will help overcome challenges

Struggling to make ends meet, many Pakistanis still live below the poverty line

Speakers stress on importance of raising awareness about the use of contraceptives, family planning

African-American, Hispanic students tend to score lower on tests than white students

Cheques distributed amongst 49 people

First lady inaugurates China-Pakistan friendship computer lab

Two-year-old Aiman was murdered by her father after he struggled for years with crippling poverty and unemployment

The purpose behind this was to provide financial support to artists, families during times of financial turmoil

Malaysia’s official poverty rate dropped from 49% in 1970 to just 0.4% in 2016

60 street children benefited from this educational process

Pakistan should be applauded for moving up the issue of social protection on the development agenda

Knowledge economy was essential to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Says authentic data of differently-abled people necessary for providing them facilities

The report shows that over one-third of children in Pakistan under the age of five were malnourished

Widespread deprivation surrounds scant pockets to abundance and privilege

UNDP report says intensity of poverty in Pakistan reduced from 52.3% in 2013 to 51.7% in 2018

Says state responsible for judicious distribution of resources

Programme will supplement federal govt project while avoiding duplication

Polio eradication programme, routine immunisation also discussed in meeting with Dr Sania Nishtar

Experts say Pakistan has the highest proportion of such terrain

Point-scoring is being resorted to at the expense of the more urgent, more important business of the state

Like many other daily wage earners, Akhtar Hussain is finding it hard to run his house on a meagre earning

Government's relief measures seem insufficient

PM Imran announces on International Labour Day the launch of ‘Mazdoor-Ka- Ehsaas’ initiative

Despite price cut, rates of several commodities have jacked up