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IN contrast to official claims of economic stability, a series of recently released reports provide disturbing evidence of deepening poverty and a human development crisis in Pakistan. According to the World Bank’s Pakistan Poverty and Equity brief, the national poverty rate spiralled from 22 per cent in 2018-19 to 29pc in 2024-25 — meaning that about 70 million poor people across the country…
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IN contrast to official claims of economic stability, a series of recently released reports provide disturbing evidence of deepening poverty and a human development crisis in Pakistan. According to the World Bank’s Pakistan Poverty and Equity brief, the…
