Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
KABUL: Every day before dawn, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other relatives at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul. Like many children in Afghanistan, school is…
Rs200m allocated for poverty alleviation
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated an amount of Rs.200.000 million for various new and ongoing schemes of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20. According…
Poverty-stricken man kills four children in Gujrat
GUJRAT: A poverty-stricken man axed his four children, including three daughters and a son, to death here on Friday. According to police, the accused was facing severe financial issues as he had…
19 outlaws held, stolen bike and narcotics recovered in Capital
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have arrested 19 persons for involvement in drug peddling and bootlegging activities and recovered hashish, wine and a stolen bike from them. According to a police spokesman, the Islamabad…
ADB, Balochistan govt ink $107m agreement on water management
–Loan, grant to help improve irrigation infrastructure, reduce poverty –Climate-resilient water resource system to be built in province QUETTA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Balochistan government on Saturday signed an agreement of a…
Omni-Zardari nexus brought poverty, deprivation to Sindh: Haleem Adil
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh chapter General Secretary and parliamentary leader in Sindh assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh has said that the Omni-Zardari nexus of corruption mafia looted the resources of Sindh and…
CPEC will bring prosperity to entire region: Lodhi
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi Thursday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will bring prosperity in the region. Speaking during a debate in the UN General Assembly on…
Government to establish organisation for poverty alleviation
ISLAMABAD: Assistant to the Prime Minister on Media Iftikhar Durrani Wednesday said that the government decided to establish Poverty Alleviation Coordination Organisation at the federal level in order to implement Prime Minister…
PM Khan’s chicken and egg conundrum
Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing a ceremony on Thursday at the Islamabad Convention Centre regarding the government’s performance in its first 100 days, said that with the help of poultry, poverty…
Government is working to alleviate poverty: Mubeen Jatoi
SUKKUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sukkur President Mubeen Khan Jatoi on Friday said his government is working to alleviate poverty and focusing on education, health care and housing facilities, adding that work on…
Nearly half of the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
ISLAMABAD: Economic advances around the world mean that while fewer people live in extreme poverty, almost half the world’s population — 3.4 billion people — still struggles to meet basic needs, the World…
Population surge major cause of poverty, say experts
KARACHI: Health experts on Tuesday said that increasing population of Pakistan is the root cause of poverty, illiteracy, poor health and violence in society. This was stated by experts on the occasion…
BISP to introduce programmes to reduce stunted growth of children
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) will launch a food programme to deal with the issue of stunted growth of children, as per the goal of Pakistan’s new government and World Health…
Nations die when they can’t differentiate between right and wrong: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that nations die when they lose the ability to differentiate between right and wrong. Addressing the Ullema and Mashaikh Conference at Golra Sharif…
Child labour policy useless without govt implementation: activist Imran Takkar
PESHAWAR: Although Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) government has taken credit for introducing the first ever Child Labour Policy in the country, child rights activists believe that the policy is only a blossom on paper…
Afghan’s carpet sales fall as problems rise
KABUL: Sales of Afghanistan’s ancient carpet-weaving industry which is prized by buyers as much for their artistry as a utility, and chief export of the impoverished nation has shrunk to six percent from 27…