World Bank says 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line

World Bank has said 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line in the financially-hit nation.

UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries

New York: Fifty-four countries that are home to more than half of the poorest people on the planet need urgent debt relief now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a paper published on Tuesday that calls for rich countries to step up.

Pakistan is now among 54 poor nations urgently need debt relief: UN

Geneva: Cascading global crises have left 54 countries — home to more than half of the world’s poorest people — in dire need of debt relief, the UN said on Tuesday.

Inflation, jobs continue to remain top concerns in Pakistan: Opinion poll

Islamabad: Unemployment remained one of the key concerns for Pakistan after inflation even after several years of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's rule which had promised to create 10 millions jobs, an opinion poll has revealed.