Tag: urban-rural poverty gap

Despite poverty reduction, urban-rural gap widening in Pakistan: WB

The rural areas in Pakistan remain far more disadvantaged in all aspects of service delivery while the decline in poverty did not reduce the urban-rural gap,...

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...