The World Bank has also updated the extreme poverty line from $2.15 to $3 per person per day. Because of the revision in the ...

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

Pawan Khera claimed that the UN Security Council also named Pakistan Vice-Chair of the Anti-Terrorism Committee, just days ...

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 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 ...

ISLAMABAD – Poverty in Pakistan has worsened significantly, with 44.7% of the population now living below the poverty line, according to a recent World Bank report. This marks a steep rise from 39.8%, ...

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 ...

Pakistan faces severe gender gaps in employment and finance, with nearly 47 million women outside the labor force and around ...

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

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

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

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