World Bank says 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line

Apr 04, 2024, at 08:58 pm

World Bank has said 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line in the financially-hit nation.

UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries

Oct 12, 2022, at 07:34 pm

New York: Fifty-four countries that are home to more than half of the poorest people on the planet need urgent debt relief now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a paper published on Tuesday that calls for rich countries to step up.

Pakistan is now among 54 poor nations urgently need debt relief: UN

Oct 12, 2022, at 12:29 am

Geneva: Cascading global crises have left 54 countries — home to more than half of the world’s poorest people — in dire need of debt relief, the UN said on Tuesday.

Inflation, jobs continue to remain top concerns in Pakistan: Opinion poll

Mar 08, 2022, at 11:57 pm

Islamabad: Unemployment remained one of the key concerns for Pakistan after inflation even after several years of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's rule which had promised to create 10 millions jobs, an opinion poll has revealed.