Tag: Poverty

Poverty: it’s a terrible thing Some people will sell anything if it isn’t bolted to the floor, even their mother, and it looks as though...

The poor aren’t poor by choice This is the belief held by many in our society today about the poor. But what possible reason would...

Haiti's infamous Cite Soleil, one of the world's most violent and run-down slums, could boast a 15,000-seater stadium and sports complex if one philanthropist's...

My home province Sindh is mired in abject poverty and unfortunately so far nothing has been done to lessen this menace from the province. Former...

A 45-year-old man attempted self immolation at Liaqat Bagh area of the city on Tuesday, police said. According to details, Ashfaq Ahmed, resident of Gawalmandi...

Regrettably, millions of women throughout Pakistan live in conditions of abject deprivation of, and attacks against, their fundamental human rights for no other reason...

Since 2008, the time when PPP took the reins, the government has been a victim of the worst controversies. From NRO to the judiciary...

Time for a deeper debate on the topic Some time back a doctor friend, who works at a large public hospital, called us to ask...

Speakers at a conference here on Tuesday urged upon the SAARC member countries to prioritise food security strategies and invest in their agricultural...

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund’s flagship radio programme, Roshan Raahein, will hit the airwaves across Sindh from six stations of Radio Pakistan, simultaneously from Saturday...

A poverty-hit couple, also parents of two children committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train on Tuesday. Afzal and his wife...

World’s largest interest free microfinance organization Akhuwat will organize a human chain to mark the Anti Poverty Day from Jail Road to Mall Road...

Hari leaders on Saturday vowed to fight poverty, unemployment and price-hike together, saying faulty government policies have empowered feudal lords, who are exploiting the...

Jeevay Pakistan Jeevay MuqamiHakoomat (JPJM) chairman Daniyal Aziz has said that the number of people living below poverty line in Pakistan has reached 90...

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was indeed an inspirational figure. It was he who helped the poor people of Pakistan and Pakistan itself in tough...

Doubtlessly, girls suffer from several socio-economic problems in Sindh. They suffer from hunger, poverty, illiteracy and above all from the feudal mindset. In this...

Bygones be not bygones A majority of readers and viewers have a gripe with us analysts who write in the press and speak on the...