Inflation, IMF debt trap plunge 70 million Pakistanis into grinding poverty

Jun 14, 2026

Pakistan's worsening economic crisis has plunged nearly 70 million people into poverty, with the national rate hitting 28.9 per cent. Driven by soaring inflation,...

Pakistan: Unchecked street crime, robberies continue to plague Karachi, says report

May 06, 2024

Investment in education, infrastructure, employment, and healthcare is imperative to alleviate poverty-driven crime.

Balochistan sinks into poverty as Pakistan's policies leave province behind

Jun 12, 2026

According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26, Balochistan's poverty rate has hit a nationwide high of 47 per cent. Driven by administrative neglect, inflation,...

Electricity workers protest in Lahore against inflation, petrol price hike

Jul 02, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 : Electricity workers in Pakistan have protested in Lahore against inflation and rising poverty and unemployment in the county.

"Youth should take to streets like in Nepal": SP leader Mehrotra echoes Ajay Chautala's remarks

Jan 03, 2026

Speaking to ANI, Mehrotra said public anger was growing due to unemployment, inflation and poverty, while those in power remained indifferent to people's suffering.

"30 million pushed into poverty" in Pakistan: PTI blames govt for economic collapse, rising emigration

Jun 10, 2025

Pakistan's opposition party PTI slammed the government over a bleak economic survey, blaming it for rising poverty, inflation, and mass emigration. They claimed 30...