Tag: Pakistan poverty

80 per cent of poor live in rural areas, study shows

Pakistan's rural areas remain much poorer than urban areas, according to a new World Bank report, a local media outlet reported on Saturday. The report...

Four out of 10 Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty: report

Pakistan’s MPI showed a strong decline, with national poverty rates falling from 55% to 39% from 2004 to 2015