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Pakistan witnesses steep rise in street crime amid flood-induced poverty
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, Karachi has witnessed an "alarming increase" in street crime, exacerbated by the recent floods, Geo news reported citing Sindh Police officials, on Saturday.
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Floods in Pakistan cause economic loss to the tune of USD 12.5 billion
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): The estimated economic loss to Pakistan from floods has increased from USD 10 billion to USD 12.5 billion.
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Sindh province has highest suicide rates in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh province is a nightmare for Scheduled Castes with the highest suicide rates in the country.
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57 per cent of Pakistanis happy with Imran Khan's exit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): A survey in Pakistan found that 57 per cent of respondents were happy over the exit of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of the country.
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Pakistan: Bilawal lashes out at Imran Khan, says 'puppet' govt has plunged
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday lashed out at Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and said the "selected" and "puppet" incumbent government has plunged the people of Pakistan into poverty.
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Gender discrimination worsened poverty in Pakistan: Analysts
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): Amid the rising inflation in Pakistan, Analysts said that if there will be a sole breadwinner in the family, where women are not be allowed to work independently, the poverty will increase and economic prosperity decreases.
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Pakistan PM's adviser downplays incidence of poverty
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad,{Pakistan }: November 27, (ANI): Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin downplayed on Friday the incidence of poverty in Pakistan while insisting that its rate has gone down recently.
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Poverty in Pakistan rises to over 5 pc in 2020, estimates World Bank
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): The World Bank (WB) has estimated that poverty in Pakistan has increased from 4.4 per cent to 5.4 per cent in 2020, as over two million people have fallen below the poverty line.
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Pakistan: Poverty drives father to throw his five children into canal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 6 (ANI): A father facing acute financial problems threw his five children into the Jamber canal in Pattoki on Sunday, causing the death of two children while other three went missing.
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