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Poverty in Pakistan has been recorded by the World Bank at 18.7-25.3% using the lower middle-income poverty rate of US$ 3.2 per day for the fiscal year 2024–25. [1] In September 2021, the government stated that 22% percent of its population lives below the national poverty line [ 2 ] set at Rs.
The Pakistan government spent over 1 trillion rupees (about $16.7 billion) on poverty alleviation programs during the past four years, reducing poverty from 35% in 2000–01 to 29.3% in 2013 and further to 17% in 2015. [56]
8 August – Arshad Nadeem clinches Pakistan's first Olympic track and field medal after winning gold at the men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [ 101 ] 9 August – Three soldiers and four militants are killed in attacks on three army outposts in the Tirah Valley , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that are claimed by the Gul Bahadur ...
That month Pakistan also ended a four-year streak of outflows (totaling $1.4 billion) in Treasury Bills, earning $875 million. According to Bloomberg, Pakistan's stock became the "world’s best performer", increasing 73% in the past 12-months. Treasury Bill yields became some of Asia's highest, while foreign reserves rose to a two-year high. [73]
The budget included funding for a number of development initiatives to increase the nation's economic growth rate. The original outlays for the PDSP being estimated at Rs. 2.66 trillion for the development programme, which included a Rs 950 billion federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), that was approved by the Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC). [5]
As of 2008, over 17% of the total population was found abjectly living below the poverty line [3] while the unemployment rate, as of 2010, numbered up to an unprecedented 15%. [4] According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 24.3% lived below the national poverty line in 2015. [5]
Food banks say this year’s changes to the food stamp program, combined with rising food prices, which remain 25% above their pre-pandemic levels, have led to a surge in people looking for help.
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are documents required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank before a country can be considered for debt relief within the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. [1] [2] PRSPs are also required before low-income countries can receive aid from most major donors and lenders. [2]