In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, poverty jumped from 28.7% to 35.3% -a surge of nearly one-fourth within a year. The situation in ...

The government has released poverty statistics for the country after seven years. According to the data, out of a population ...

Poverty levels in Pakistan have surged to 28.8% in 2024-2025 from 21.9% in 2018-2019 due to various economic challenges, including IMF programs and natural disasters. This marks a significant reversal ...

Pakistan’s poverty rate has risen to 28.8% in 2024-25 from 21.9% in 2018-19, driven by inflation, IMF programmes, floods and slow growth, reversing years of decline.

Poverty in Pakistan has increased to 28.8% in 2024-25, up from 21.9% in 2018-19, according to a government committee report. Find out why.

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety has directed the Ministry of ...

(Reuters) -Pakistan’s sharp decline in poverty has stalled in recent years due to economic shocks and a lack of structural reforms, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The international lender said that ...

The World Bank has revised the global income thresholds used to measure poverty, resulting in a big increase in Pakistan's poverty headcount, which now stands at 44.7%. However, experts caution that ...

In Pakistan, the economic crisis and climate-related natural disasters are placing sustained pressure on the poorest families. In a nation where around 45 percent of the population lives below the ...