(Reuters) -Pakistan’s sharp decline in poverty has stalled in recent years due to economic shocks and a lack of structural reforms, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The international lender said that ...

The latest data from the World Bank shows a clear difference between the situations in India and Pakistan. While India has made strong progress in reducing poverty, Pakistan is facing a serious rise ...

New Delhi: Pakistan’s once-promising poverty reduction trajectory has come to a “troubling halt” with the poverty rate rising by 7 percentage points between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 to reach 25.3 ...

On June 10, Pakistan unveiled its first-ever fully climate-tagged federal budget, sparking debate in policy and civil society circles. While many experts hailed it as a progressive step toward ...

In June 2008, Pakistan launched the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), the country’s largest single social support initiative. It was established as an autonomous institution in 2010, facilitating ...

Why did projected economic growth rates change between the regional Economic Update and the Pakistan Development Update? Estimates in the October Pakistan Development Update reflected new information ...

The heart monitor sounds a slow, steady beat, as a group of doctors gather around an operating table. Light illuminates a woman’s stomach. With a nod, Doctor Saleema Rehman signals that she is ready.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif made a blunt admission, saying, “We are ashamed, begging for money.” He revealed that he and Army Chief Asim Munir have been travelling abroad to seek financial aid amid the ...