The World Bank has stated that Pakistan is at a critical juncture of the crisis, where it must decide whether to continue with policies favoring the elite and decisions influenced by military, political, and business leaders that keep 40% of the population living below the poverty line or ...

The World Bank has issued a scathing critique of Pakistan's economic development model, which is currently grappling with a severe crisis and has proven ineffective in lifting its population out of poverty. According to World Bank officials, the poverty rate in the country has surged from 34.2 ...

UNITED NATIONS – India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023, the United Nations forecast Monday in a report that said world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said this was an occasion to celebrate ...

         ISLAMABAD- First Lady Samina Alvi on Wednesday terming breastfeeding a life saver for infants stressed skilled counseling for mothers at community level to help reduce child mortality, stunted growth and malnutrition.Speaking at a webinar titled ...

ISLAMABAD: Lack of food security and malnutrition in the country has strong economic implications as malnutrition among children of under 5, costs around US$ 7.5 billion or three percent of GDP every year, a report of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said. The high child mortality rates, prevalence ...

ISLAMABAD: Sindh government is taking various steps on urgent basis to facilitate the people of Tharparker to provide them basic facilities in different sectors including health. The deputy commissioner Tharparker talking to Radio Pakistan said, that due the efforts of Sindh government in ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan stands at 106 position out of 119 countries on Global Hunger Index. India has been ranked at the 103rd position among 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index, says a report. According to the report, prepared by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide. The GHI, now in its ...

ISLAMABAD: Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Dr Sharman Stone Sunday arrived here on a three-day visit to exchange views on gender equality and the rights of women and girls. “Australia has made gender equality a key objective of our foreign policy because we recognise the ...

ISLAMABAD: PTI chief Imran Khan told his workers to stop voting for leaders who do not care about them.  Speaking to workers at the Islamabad Convention Centre, he announced that he will hold a big rally in Islamabad on July 23. Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar, Kulsoom Nawaz and ...

ISLAMABAD:UNICEF has lauded government's efforts for making Pakistan a polio-free state. These views were expressed by new UNICEF representative Ms. Aida Girma-Melaku in Pakistan during a meeting with Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, at which she presented her credentials to him. She also ...