The World Bank has revised the global income thresholds used to measure poverty, resulting in a big increase in Pakistan's poverty headcount, which now stands at 44.7%. However, experts caution that ...

In a major development, the World Bank has announced a long-term financial support plan of $40 billion for Pakistan, to be ...

The World Bank has updated its international poverty lines as part of a routine global revision to reflect evolving price ...

The Economic Affairs Division has initiated work on a comprehensive implementation framework for unlocking a $40 billion ...

ISLAMABAD: The new poverty lines for Pakistan — a lower middle-income country, set at $4.20/person/day up from $3.65/person/day, affecting 44.7 percent of the population rose from 39.8 percent, says ...

Another major concern highlighted in the study is low investment in education, especially at the pre-primary and primary ...

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed India's actions have invalidated the Simla Agreement, potentially reducing ...

Pakistan has sent a fourth letter to India, pleading to resume the Indus Waters Treaty, but India has not responded and remains firm on its suspension.

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and the World Bank have agreed to deepen collaboration to strengthen data ...

The World Bank has revised the global poverty line, declaring 44.7% of Pakistan’s population as poor under a $4.20/day benchmark. Nearly 40 million Pakistanis now live in extreme poverty, earning less ...