Poverty

Nearly half of the world population lives in poverty defined as less than two US Dollar a day and that one and sixth people live in extreme poverty less than a US Dollar 25 but penury is not just about the lack of money it’s about a lack of opportunity a lack of choices a lack of access of all sort of need that many of us consider essential to life penury is about a lack of hope.

Poverty doesn’t have just one facet and so we cannot fight poverty with just single solution it can only be solve with togetherness more than giving what we do not use for ourselves togetherness is needing what we cannot be by ourselves alone.

According to world bank survey a person who is living with an income pf below 1.90 US Dollars per day he will be regarded as below poverty line.

Rising poverty and inequality in Pakistan

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‘The poor in Pakistan are left with nothing to lose’

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‘Poverty’ pushes Karachi man to poison himself, daughter

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Floods to drag up to 9 million Pakistanis into poverty: World Bank

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Afghans queue for free bread as poverty crisis deepens

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‘Poverty declines in FY21’, says PM Imran Khan citing World Bank data

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Lifting people out of poverty top priority of govt: PM Imran Khan

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Man commits suicide after killing wife, children over poverty

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PM Imran Khan says govt’s mission is to fight poverty in Pakistan

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Female student dies in poverty while saving money for mentally-ill brother

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Greed to get rich has become a big curse: PM

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Pioneers in fight against poverty win 2019 Nobel economics prize

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