ISLAMABAD – The incidence of poverty declined significantly in Pakistan,where Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) saw the largest decline in poverty, followedby Punjab and Sindh while Balochistan remained the poorest province in thecountry, with a headcount poverty rate of almost 57 percent, says the WorldBank (WB).
The WB in its latest report titled, “When Water Becomes a Hazard: The Stateof Water Supply, Sanitation and Poverty in Pakistan and its Impact on ChildStunting”, states that Pakistan has made significant progress on reducingpoverty; improving dietary diversity and reducing open defecation.
Despite this, critical markers of child health – rates of diarrhea andstunting – still do not show any real improvement.
