Pauper Pakistan slips into perilous poverty
An official survey shows Pakistan’s poverty reduction trend has reversed after 13 years, with rural areas hardest hit and real household incomes shrinking amid inflation and stabilisation measures.
An official survey shows Pakistan’s poverty reduction trend has reversed after 13 years, with rural areas hardest hit and real household incomes shrinking amid inflation and stabilisation measures.
The Pew study ranks 201 countries based on how evenly religious communities are represented, with Singapore topping the list and several South Asian nations scoring low.
Transport services to Quetta were halted and internet access disrupted as violence escalated across Balochistan, following militant claims and a sweeping security response by Pakistani forces.
Pakistan’s proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment has raised serious alarm, with provisions that place the Army Chief at the top of a unified military command and grant Field Marshal-level lifelong immunity. Critics warn the move could upend Pakistan’s civil–military balance and weaken constitutional accountability.
According to local authorities, the gunmen blocked the highway and offloaded the passengers from buses and trucks.
Aamir Sarfaraz alias Tamba was shot at by two bike-borne assailants at his residence in Lahore's Islampura. Later, he succumbed to his injuries.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, during his interrogation, confessed that he “lost” the cipher and is “unable to recall”…
Already in 2022, the number of people facing acute food insecurity was projected to reach up to 222 million in 53 countries/territories, according to the latest Hunger Hotspots report.
