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10 Million People At Risk Of Slipping Into Poverty In Pakistan: World Bank
The World Bank has painted a grim economic picture of Pakistan in its biannual report, cautioning that over 10 million more people are at risk of descending into poverty in the cash-strapped country.
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Pakistan Faced Worst Economic Crises In 2023: Human Rights Body
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistan faced one of the worst economic crises in 2023, with poverty, inflation and unemployment soaring, jeopardising millions of people's rights to health, food, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistan's 40% Population Lives Below Poverty Line, Says World Bank: Report
Pakistan's 40 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, as per the World Bank, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.
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World Bank's Warning To Pakistan Ahead Of General Polls
Pakistan is on brink of crisis where it should decide to remain a laggard with 40% population living below poverty line under elite capture or change course to take off for a brighter future.
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World Bank Cautions Pakistan As Nearly 100 Million People Now Under Poverty
Poverty in Pakistan shot up to 39.4 per cent as of last fiscal year, with 12.5 million more people falling into the trap due to poor economic conditions, the World Bank has said.
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Ready To Talk To India On "All Serious Matters", Says Pakistan PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues as he said "war is not an option" for both countries as they fight poverty and unemployment.
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Chinese 'Debt Trap' Adds To Sri Lanka, Pakistan Crises: Foreign Policy Expert
More than 40 countries have sorely felt the impact of the Chinese benevolence that seems ready to pull their people out of poverty, but instead lands them into debts that multiply and become difficult to be serviced, leave alone repaid, he said.
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India To Send 8,000 Tonnes Of Wheat This Month To Afghanistan Via Pakistan
India will send 8,000 tonnes of wheat in March to Afghanistan, the government said on Saturday, in a bid to help the country facing poverty and hunger since the takeover by the Taliban last year.
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China Holds First Meeting With South Asian Countries On Covid, Poverty Relief Cooperation
China has held its first meeting with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to discuss COVID-19 and poverty relief cooperation besides resuming trade and economic ties disrupted by the pandemic.
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Pakistan Grapples With Drug-Resistant Typhoid Outbreak
Pakistan's government has launched a huge foreign-funded vaccination drive against typhoid that began on Nov 15.
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Straight Outta Karachi: Pakistan's Surprise Hip Hop Hub
Haunted by gang violence and poverty for decades, Lyari was once considered one of Pakistan's most dangerous areas, but those grim realities also inspired a generation of artists and spawned a burgeoning hip hop scene.
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"PM Diminished Status Of Office With His Statements": Kapil Sibal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having "diminished" the status of his office with his statements and of speaking only about Pakistan and not India or its people. He also mocked PM Modi by saying that surgical strikes should have been carried out on poverty and unemployment.
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"Hope Saner Counsel Prevails": Manmohan Singh Amid India-Pak Tensions
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today voiced the hope that saner counsel would prevail on the Indian and Pakistani governments, and the two get back to the vital task of developing their respective countries. His statement came a day after India launched a cross-border air strike on terror camps in Pakistan on Tuesday, drawing near-instant ret...
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"Will Learn From China": Imran Khan On Anti-Poverty Plan Amid Debt Crisis
Pakistan will use the same model that China has implemented to fight poverty and improve the standard of living, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. Mr Khan, who visited China earlier this month, is looking to steer the country out of a possible debt crisis and has approached the International Monetary Fund for a bailout.
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Pak Should Follow PM Modi's Advice On Joint Fight Against Poverty: Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said Pakistan should follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's advice to fight poverty together rather than "fighting with each other".
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10 Million People At Risk Of Slipping Into Poverty In Pakistan: World Bank
The World Bank has painted a grim economic picture of Pakistan in its biannual report, cautioning that over 10 million more people are at risk of descending into poverty in the cash-strapped country.
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Pakistan Faced Worst Economic Crises In 2023: Human Rights Body
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistan faced one of the worst economic crises in 2023, with poverty, inflation and unemployment soaring, jeopardising millions of people's rights to health, food, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistan's 40% Population Lives Below Poverty Line, Says World Bank: Report
Pakistan's 40 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, as per the World Bank, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.
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World Bank's Warning To Pakistan Ahead Of General Polls
Pakistan is on brink of crisis where it should decide to remain a laggard with 40% population living below poverty line under elite capture or change course to take off for a brighter future.
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World Bank Cautions Pakistan As Nearly 100 Million People Now Under Poverty
Poverty in Pakistan shot up to 39.4 per cent as of last fiscal year, with 12.5 million more people falling into the trap due to poor economic conditions, the World Bank has said.
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Ready To Talk To India On "All Serious Matters", Says Pakistan PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues as he said "war is not an option" for both countries as they fight poverty and unemployment.
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Chinese 'Debt Trap' Adds To Sri Lanka, Pakistan Crises: Foreign Policy Expert
More than 40 countries have sorely felt the impact of the Chinese benevolence that seems ready to pull their people out of poverty, but instead lands them into debts that multiply and become difficult to be serviced, leave alone repaid, he said.
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India To Send 8,000 Tonnes Of Wheat This Month To Afghanistan Via Pakistan
India will send 8,000 tonnes of wheat in March to Afghanistan, the government said on Saturday, in a bid to help the country facing poverty and hunger since the takeover by the Taliban last year.
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China Holds First Meeting With South Asian Countries On Covid, Poverty Relief Cooperation
China has held its first meeting with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to discuss COVID-19 and poverty relief cooperation besides resuming trade and economic ties disrupted by the pandemic.
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Pakistan Grapples With Drug-Resistant Typhoid Outbreak
Pakistan's government has launched a huge foreign-funded vaccination drive against typhoid that began on Nov 15.
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Straight Outta Karachi: Pakistan's Surprise Hip Hop Hub
Haunted by gang violence and poverty for decades, Lyari was once considered one of Pakistan's most dangerous areas, but those grim realities also inspired a generation of artists and spawned a burgeoning hip hop scene.
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"PM Diminished Status Of Office With His Statements": Kapil Sibal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having "diminished" the status of his office with his statements and of speaking only about Pakistan and not India or its people. He also mocked PM Modi by saying that surgical strikes should have been carried out on poverty and unemployment.
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"Hope Saner Counsel Prevails": Manmohan Singh Amid India-Pak Tensions
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today voiced the hope that saner counsel would prevail on the Indian and Pakistani governments, and the two get back to the vital task of developing their respective countries. His statement came a day after India launched a cross-border air strike on terror camps in Pakistan on Tuesday, drawing near-instant ret...
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"Will Learn From China": Imran Khan On Anti-Poverty Plan Amid Debt Crisis
Pakistan will use the same model that China has implemented to fight poverty and improve the standard of living, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. Mr Khan, who visited China earlier this month, is looking to steer the country out of a possible debt crisis and has approached the International Monetary Fund for a bailout.
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Pak Should Follow PM Modi's Advice On Joint Fight Against Poverty: Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said Pakistan should follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's advice to fight poverty together rather than "fighting with each other".
