Thread: 62 million Pakistanis now living below poverty line

Another thing to note is the poverty measurement standard being used. They are probably not using the $1 per day UN standard. That would probably result in a far bigger number, beyond 100 million.

Quote: Originally Posted by Spitfighter oh goodie!! this means pakistan has nothing to worry about. congrats NO it means india have nothing to do with it we wll work togather n come out of it INSHA ALLAH like we have b4...India should worrie about their own 50% right

And you forgot to mention the electricity bills which is far far far more than your usage of this commodity. You have to pay double taxes more than the actual price of the power and gas you used

Quote: Originally Posted by iioal malik NO that would not be a 35% of the population that would be way less according to our paoulation but i came across rather interesting article 50% Indians living below poverty line: Govt panel Jul 2009, 0344 hrs IST, Nitin Sethi, TNN Text: NEW DELHI: In what could provide a radical boost to UPA's aam aadmi agenda but also pose a mind-boggling fiscal challenge, a government panel has recommended that...

[quote]Neither country has any bragging rights or anything. 80% of indians live on less than 50 cents a day, but as seen here Pakistan's situation also seems to be getting worse because of the economic downturn.[/.quote] Why do you guys make up statistics? 80%!! perhaps in Somalia. Does it make you feel better? You think you're better off than Indians? Why does India come into the picture at all?

Quote: Originally Posted by masijames thats bullshit if one person wrote an artical saying there is 62 millions people are under poverty line with out providing any solid evidence i mean reserch or investigation done by any organization such as untied nation This is a report by SBP in association with UN. Both organisations have done their "home work" before coming up with the data of approx 62 million. Anyway, it's a...

Quote: Originally Posted by masijames thats bullshit if one person wrote an artical saying there is 62 millions people are under poverty line with out providing any solid evidence i mean reserch or investigation done by any organization such as untied nation When single Chipati is for 5 rupee and milk for 40, you can only imagine how a person who earns 200 rupee a day would be able to life his life. Just to remind you, 6,000 is the minimum...

Thts true! According to Economic Survey, 33.5% population is living below poverty live! Main reason is high Inflation. Purchasing power has been increased 13% compelling poor to become more poor and there is, practically, no middle class now in Pakistan!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ahsan_R Neither country has any bragging rights or anything. 80% of indians live on less than 50 cents a day, but as seen here Pakistan's situation also seems to be getting worse because of the economic downturn. Both countries have a long way to go to get rid of poverty. I think poverty problem is only slightly better in Pakistan because of better wealth distribution but there's other problems as well...

62 million Pakistanis now living below poverty line KARACHI: The number of Pakistanis now living below the poverty line has crossed the 62 million mark, according to the latest official statistics. The State Bank of Pakistan in its latest annual report on the economy revealed that the World Bank’s task force on food security has estimated that the Head Count Ratio (HCR) regarding poverty increased in Pakistan to 33.8 percent in FY08 (fiscal...