TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction
Executive Summary
Reason Of Poverty In PAKISTAN
Causes of poverty and its effects
Effects of poverty
Spatial Distribution Of Poverty
Poverty Gender
Economic And Social vulnerability.
Lack Of Adequate Governance
Causes of Illiteracy in Pakistan
Factors of Illiteracy in Pakistan
Human Development
Education and poverty in Pakistan
What has Government Done to Eradicate Poverty.
Solutions / Remedies Top Overcome The Poverty In PAKISTAN
Conclusion
References

INTRODUCTION:

International labor organization presented poverty as a situation in which a person is not

able to fulfill its basic needs. Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean
water, nutrition, health care, education of the inability to afford them. Pakistan is the
country having more than 97 % Muslims following Islamic rules, Zakat is included in 5
pillars of Islam, which apparently shows that Pakistan have the well distributed wealth,
but the ground reality is exactly opposite. Poverty in Pakistan rises to over 5% in 2020,
estimates World Bank. The World Bank (WB) has estimated
that poverty in Pakistan has increased from 4.4 per cent to 5.4 per cent in 2020, as over
two million people have fallen below the poverty line.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

More than 12 million people were added to the poor in Pakistan between 1993 and
1999. The rising poverty was the result of poor governance and slow economic growth.
The government has adopted a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy to address
this issue and ADB’s operational strategy for Pakistan will complement the
Government’s efforts in this regard.

POVERTY PROFILE it is generally accepted that the declining trend in poverty in

Pakistan during the 1970s and 1980s was reversed in the 1990s. The incidence of
poverty increased from 26.6 percent in FY1993 to 32.2 percent in FY1999 and the
number of poor increased by over 12 million people during this period. Since FY1999,
economic growth has slowed further, development spending has continued to decline,
and the country has experienced a severe drought. It is therefore highly likely that the
incidence of poverty in Pakistan today is significantly higher than in FY1999. Poverty in
Pakistan has historically been higher in rural than urban areas. Poverty rose more
sharply in the rural areas in the 1990s, and in FY1999 the incidence of rural poverty
(36.3 percent) was significantly higher than urban poverty (22.6 percent). Inequality also
increased in Pakistan during the 1990s, in both urban and rural areas, which enhanced
the negative impact on poverty of the slowdown in growth during this period. While
agriculture is the predominant activity in rural society, a substantial proportion of the
rural labor force, estimated at more than 40 percent, depends entirely on non-farm
activities. The growth of non-farm activities appears to have been severely affected by
low economic growth, decline in public sector development spending, and lower worker
remittances during the 1990s. In line with the national picture, poverty in the provinces
(apart from Balochistan for which the poverty estimates were considered to have been
affected by sample selection issues) also registered an increase between FY1993 and
FY1999. In this period, the incidence of poverty in the Punjab increased from 25.2
percent to 33.0 percent; in Sindh from 24.1 percent to 26.6 percent; and in North West
Frontier Province (NWFP) from 35.5 percent to 42.6 percent. There is very limited
documentation on the gender dimensions of poverty; however, it is clear that the gender
discriminatory practices prevalent in Pakistani society shape men's and women's
choices and life opportunities differently. Women suffer from poverty of opportunities
throughout their life cycle. In particular, women's access in the labor market in Pakistan
is determined by rigid gender role ideologies, social and cultural restriction on women's
mobility and integration in the work place, segmented labor market and employers
gender biases that attach a lower value to female labor due to their family
responsibilities. Female labor force participation rates in Pakistan are exceptionally low
at just 13.7 percent, compared to 70.4 percent for men. In addition, the majority of
women in the formal sector of the economy are concentrated in the secondary sector of
the segmented labor market, where jobs are low paid and there are limited opportunities
for upward mobility.

REASON OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN:

1. The main reason for poverty is the social dishonesty and irresponsible behavior of
people. Everyone is trying to get rich. A shop keeper is ready to get whole money from
the pocket of customer. People doing jobs are not performing their duties well. In
society the man considered brave or respectful who do not pay taxes or continuously
violate the laws. This irresponsible behavior continuously increase and produces loss
for the country.

2. The biggest problem is the unavailability of the jobs. If there will be no jobs than the
poverty will be created through the unemployment. The jobs are not present b/c the
national industries are being destroyed due to the energy crises which has resulted in
the industries and the international investors are not investing in Pakistan b/c of the
terrorist activities which have made their lives and business both in danger. If the people
will not have any earning or source of income that from where they will fulfill their needs,
so due to this specific reason the level of poverty in Pakistan is increasing day by day.

3. Inflation is one another reason which has contributed in raising the poverty of the
Pakistan. The prices of every product is increasing, which is ever making the products
out of the affordability rang of the people, so when the people will be unable to buy the
necessities of the life due to high inflation this will results an increase in the rate of the
poverty on the nation, and that is what is happening in Pakistan as we are experiencing
one of the highest inflation rates in the entire world.

Causes of poverty and its effects

Pakistan is a poor country. Its economy is facing variations now a day. When Pakistan
become it has very low resources and capital, so the processes of progress were very
slow. Unfortunately the politicians of Pakistan were all not well aware of modern global
system and the progress processes and the needs of country. Due to bad policies today
Pakistan is facing a lot of problems. The continuous failure of policies leads the people
of country to miserable conditions. The major problem in the country is poverty which is
becoming the cause of crime and social disorder. 

Poverty is an inability of a human being to effectively contribute to the society, It also

means that a person does not have enough food or clothing for a family, does not have
access to hospital or a school, does not own a land on which he can grow food, does
not have a job to earn one’s living and does not have access to money, poverty refer to
powerlessness, uncertainty, and excepting of individuals from contribution in society. 

Another cause of poverty is corruption. People use wrong way to get money by using
fair and unfair means. Officials waste their time has low efficiency. Only one relationship
that is exists in society is money. One has to pay a heavy cost to get his right. Law and
order conditions are out of control and institutions are failed to provide justice to a
common man. Justice can be bought by money only. But government is unable to
control such type of things. In this whole scenario some corrupt people has been
occupying the properties and common man is living in miserable conditions. 

Another cause of poverty is literacy, in Pakistan rate is very low. Most of people do not
have any concept about the current earning sources. Most of people are unable to
adopt technology for their business needs, that’s why business does not meet
international standards and results as decrease in revenue that leads the society to
poor economic conditions. 

Another cause of poverty is Privatization, Government is unable to manage the

departments and country has low backup and moneys. So that why for the requirements
of country, some companies run by government are sold to foreign investors. The
commodities or services provided by the companies are becoming costly. For example
if government sold a gas plant then prices for gas in country rises. 

Greediness in our society social bonding are gradually becomes thinner and thinner. A
race of material object has been started even no one tried to understand the problems
of others. Everyone is gradually changing from human to selfishness, they only know
about his needs and they have no concept about the limitations of others. People of the
society are not ready to help each other. All people of country have lost his trust on
others which effect our social and economic system which cause of poverty. 

As the moral and culture point of view the main cause for poverty is the public
dishonesty and irresponsible behavior of people. Everyone is trying to get rich by using
unfair means. A shop keeper is ready to get whole money from the pocket of customer.
People doing jobs are not performing their duties well. In society the man measured
brave or respectful those who do not pay taxes or always violate the laws. This
irresponsible behavior always increases and produces loss for county. 

Effects of poverty: 
The most common effect of poverty is malnutrition and this effect is particularly seen in
children of poor families. People living in poverty they have no access for highly
nutritious foods. The healthiest foods are usually the most expensive, that’s why family
on a very small budget is much more likely to purchase food that is less nutritious,
simply people can afford. In other hand people in poverty are malnourished because
they do not eat sufficient of anything. For some people around the world, quality food is
a luxury. A total of 14.3 percent of people in developing countries face hunger and
about 25 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa is considered malnourished. Poor nutrition
causes 45 percent of deaths in children under the age of 5years. 

One of the most severe effects of poverty is the health effects that are always present
that lead from disease to life expectancy to medicine. Diseases are very common in
poor people living due to poverty because they lack the resources to maintain a healthy
living environment. They are almost always lacking in nutritious foods, which decreases
their bodies’ ability to fight against diseases. Hygiene conditions are commonly very
low, increasing the rate of contracting a disease. Sometimes these diseases can be
minor, but other times they can be life-threatening. In general, people living in poverty
cannot afford appropriate medicines to treat these illnesses. 

. Poverty leads to mental states which can lead to drug abuse which leads to addiction.
Spatial Distribution Of Poverty:
During the last decade, poverty elimination programs helped many of the poor to
participate and rise up. However the Global financial crisis and other factors like the
occupation of Afghanistan have impacted Pakistani growth. Poverty in Pakistan has
historically been higher in rural areas and lower in the cities. Out of the total 40 million
living below the poverty line, thirty million live in rural areas. Poverty rose sharply in the
rural areas in the 1990s and the gap in income between urban and rural areas of the
country became more significant. This trend has been attributed to a disproportionate
impact of economic events in the rural and urban areas. Punjab also has significant
gradients in poverty among the different regions of the province
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan was one of the most backward regions of the
South Asia. Despite this, tremendous progress has been made in many areas. The
NWFP now boasts several universities including the Ghulam Ishaq Khan University of
Science and Technology. Peshawar, a sleep cantonment during British towns, is a
modern cosmopolitan city. Much more can be done to invest in the social and economic
structures. NWFP remains steeped in tribal culture, though the biggest Pahan city is
Soviet invasion of neighboring Afghanistan is intact and according to Western reports
supported the Taliban regime. These and other activities have led to a breakdown of
law and order in many parts of the region.

Poverty Gender:
The gender discriminatory practices in Pakistani society also shape the distribution of
poverty in the country. Traditional gender roles in Pakistan define the woman's place as
in the home and not in the workplace, and define the man as the breadwinner.
Consequently, the society invests far less in women than men. Women in
Pakistan suffer from poverty of opportunities throughout their lives. Female literacy in
Pakistan is 71.8% compared to Male literacy at 82.5%.In legislative bodies, women
constituted less than 3% of the legislature elected on general seats before 2002. The
1973 Constitution allowed reserved seats for women in both houses of parliament for a
period of 20 years, thus ensuring that women would be represented in parliament
regardless of whether or not they are elected on general seats. This provision lapsed in
1993, so parliaments elected subsequently did not have reserved seats for women.
Reserved seats for women have been restored after the election of 2002 .Now women
have 20% seats reserved for them in Parliament . According to the United
Nations Human Development Report, Pakistan's human development indicators,
especially those for women, fall significantly below those of countries with comparable
levels of per-capita income. Pakistan also has a higher infant mortality rate (88 per
1000) than the South Asian average (83 per 1000).

Economic And Social vulnerability:

"Vulnerability" in this case stands for the underlying susceptibility of economically deprived people to
fall into poverty as a result of exogenous random shocks. Vulnerable households are
generally found to have low expenditure levels. Households are considered vulnerable if
they do not have the means to smooth out their expenses in response to changes in
income. In general, vulnerability is likely to be high in households clustered around the
poverty line. Since coping strategies for vulnerable households depend primarily on
their sources of income, exogenous shocks can increase reliance on non-agricultural
wages. Such diversification has not occurred in many parts of Pakistan, leading to an
increased dependence on credit.
While economic vulnerability is a key factor in the rise of poverty in Pakistan,
vulnerability also arises from social powerlessness, political disenfranchisement, and ill-
functioning and distortionary institutions, and these also are important causes of the
persistence of vulnerability among the poor.
Other causes of vulnerability in Pakistan are the everyday harassment by corrupt
government officials, as well as their underperformance, exclusion and denial of basic
rights to many in Pakistan. Also, lack of adequate health care by the state lead the poor
to seek private sources, which are expensive, but still preferable to the possibility
of medical malpractice and being given expired medicines in state run medical facilities.
Also, the failure by the state to provide adequate law and order in many parts of the
country is a factor in the rise of vulnerability of the poor.
Lack Of Adequate Governance :
By the end of the 1990s, the manner in which power is exercised in the management of
a country's social and economic status resources for development emerged as
Pakistan's foremost developmental problem. Corruption and political instabilities such
as the insurgency in Balochistan and decade long armed conflict with the Taliban
in Waziristan region resulted in reduction of business confidence, deterioration of
economic growth, reduced public expenditure, poor delivery of public services, and
undermining of the rule of law. The perceived security threat on the border with India
has dominated Pakistan's culture and has led to the domination of military in politics,
excessive spending on defense at the expense of social sectors, and the erosion of law
and order, in conjunction with several implementations of martial law and approximately
four coup d'états in the past fifty years.
Pakistan has been run by military dictatorships for large periods of time, alternating with
limited democracy. These rapid changes in governments led to rapid policy changes
and reversals and the reduction of transparency and accountability in government. The
onset of military regimes have contributed to non-transparency in resource allocation.
Those who do not constitute the political elite are unable to make political leaders and
the Government responsive to their needs or accountable to promises. Development
priorities are determined not by potential beneficiaries but by the bureaucracy and a
political elite which may or may not be in touch with the needs of the citizens. Political
instability and macroeconomic imbalances have been reflected in poor creditworthiness
ratings, even compared to other countries of similar income levels, with resulting capital
flight and lower foreign direct investment inflows. The current government of Pakistan
has professed commitments to reforms in this area.
In addition, Pakistan's major cities and urban centers are home to an estimated 1.2
million street children. This includes beggars and scavengers who are often very young.
The law and order problem worsens their condition as boys and girls are fair game to
others who would force them into stealing, scavenging and smuggling to survive. A
large proportion consumes readily available solvents to starve off hunger, loneliness
and fear. Children are vulnerable to contracting STDs such as HIV/AIDS, as well as
other diseases
Causes of Illiteracy in Pakistan:
Literacy is a termed that it is acknowledging that make to understand the development
of the world. In other words we also can say that Literacy is essential and helpful the
people of a nation to observe critical nature of world. In this way, a nation will be able to
communicate with other world and share their emotions. Literacy play important role in
development of a country. Pakistan is on progressing now a day. The overall Pakistan
literacy rate is 58%. Pakistan needs to improve their literacy percentage for progresses.
There are many facts that effect literacy of Pakistan. Unemployment is the main cause
of illiteracy of Pakistan.
Primary routine working and basic knowledge and skills are needed for the development
of a nation or country. A number of experts researches and prepared the report of
according to their researches. The examined the resources of education system. They
search that which resource affects the study of candidate and how much effected it.
After that they concluded the result. The result is shocking as there are five resources
that affect the illiteracy of Pakistan in only resources of education system in Pakistan.
These facts are Curriculum, learning materials, instructional time, instructing strategies
and students learning capacity.
Financial Weakness:
Financial Weakness is main cause of Pakistan illiteracy. According to a survey more
than 64% people of Pakistan living in poverty. Its means that, less than 36% people are
stable economically in Pakistan. Most of the people of Pakistan lives hand to mouth. So,
most of the children sent to earn money for live hood instead of study. These children
lose their most of time in earning. They could not attain the class or not bear the
expenses the educations. Till they give dominance earning to free of cost education.

Lack of educational Facilities:

Most of the villages of Pakistan do not have the facilities and faculties of educational
institutes. Children of these villages leant the basic studies like knowledge of Holy
Quran and basic Islamic Knowledge. However, for higher education’s they would to go
for other city routine wise. It is default for the less developed areas to travelling for study
daily wise or weekend wise. They also face the lack of transport system. In this way,
they avoid study and learnt the earning profession. They give priority to agriculture then
study.
According to the previous survey, ratio of students who are just saying good bye to
school increasing. Researchers experimentally concluded the result that , government
would fail to provide the good educational system to students in this way they escape
from education. These students select their profession before literacy. Rate of literacy is
going down and illiteracy rate is going up in Pakistan. If you want to Join Pak Army
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Unemployment:
Unemployment is another cause of illiteracy in Pakistan. 5% t0 6% people are
unemployed in Pakistan. They make up their mind literacy could not give a jobs. They
thought that, people who learn some passion in time would able to earn for live hood.
Most of the educated people are Unemployed and living hardly in society.
Unemployment makes them disappointed. They lose their hope and could not be able to
guide, to motivate other people in favor of education. Unemployment is critical issue of
Pakistan. It is big problem in the way of progress of Pakistan. We are facing this
problem and not sure how to resolve it.

Factors of Illiteracy in Pakistan:

 Unemployment.
 Low Income.
 Low quality jobs.
 Bad access to life holds professional development.
 Not self-sufficient.
 Lack of health facility.
 Bad system of education in Pakistan.
 Precious education.

literacy rate :

The literacy rate for Pakistan in a 2012 consensus was 56%, which includes both males
and females from both rural and urban areas. A 56% literacy rate is very low; this
means that almost half of the country is illiterate and can contribute very little to
economic development because the major contribution in that area is made through
education. Despite a very low average literacy rate, however, there are exceptional
cases where the rate is very high; for example, in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. In
these cities, the literacy rate is almost 75%, far above those in tribal areas, where
acquiring a modern education is considered un-Islamic due to religious extremism. In
these areas, the literacy rate can be as low as 9%, particularly because females are not
allowed to attend school. Boys alone do so and with their education, obtain
employment. The contribution made by education is the key factor in the development
of a national economy and the growth of a country. Thus, it is the responsibility of the
administration as well as the people of Pakistan to ensure that their children are
educated so that they can raise the literacy rate and, ultimately, improve the country's
situation and status.
From 2000 to 2004, the literacy rate ranged from 96% in Islamabad; in the 55–64 age
group, the literacy rate was almost 38%, with a rate for ages 45–54 of nearly 46%, ages
25–34 of 57%, and ages 15–24 of 72%. In the tribal areas of Pakistan literacy, the rate
is very low. Poor performance in the education sector is mainly caused by minimal
public investment and expenditure on education, which has increased to 2.4% of the
gross national product (GNP) in recent years. In addition, as allocation of government
funds is skewed towards higher education, this allows upper-income earners to obtain
educational public subsidy benefits. The government of Pakistan has developed a
series of educational policies: the national education policy in 1972, the national
education policy in 1979, and the national education policy in 1992, all of them to
develop the education sector and to achieve 100 percent literacy rate. However, the
United Nations (2010) reported that in respect to literacy rates, Pakistan remains at
160th, with a 50% world literacy rate; in other words, the country is among the bottom
countries of the world for literacy. According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan (2010–
11) the overall literacy rate for those ages 10 and above is 57.7%, although with
regional and gender discrimination (favouring males).

Pakistan literacy rate from 1952 to 2014:

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), Pakistan at 55% has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world, and
stands 160th among world nations. Many schools and colleges are entering the
teaching profession, particularly in major cities, but those living in rural areas record a
greater loss. Pakistan's literacy rate from 1952 to 2014 in percentages is shown.

Feudalism:
Pakistan is home to a large feudal landholding system where landholding families hold
thousands of acres and do little work on the agriculture themselves. Since, feudalism is
rampant in such areas, people cannot acquire and hold land, which is one of the main
sources of livelihood in rural agricultural areas of Pakistan. They enlist the services of
their serfs to perform the labour of the land. 51% of poor tenants owe money to the
landlords. The landlords' position of power allows them to exploit the only resource the
poor can possibly provide: their own labour.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT:
ADB's Poverty Reduction Strategy describes poverty as a deprivation of essential
assets and opportunities to which every human being is entitled. In this respect, the
importance of building up human capital assets and enjoying access to basic education
and primary health services is a given. The Mahbub-ul-Haq Centre for Human
Development (MHCHD) has developed a broad index of poverty in Pakistan that takes
into account deprivation in education and health, in addition to 15 income. Trends in this
index (poverty of opportunity) for the period 1970 to 1995, as well as the three indices
on which it is based, i.e., poverty of opportunity of health, education, and income, are
presented in the current state of human development in Pakistan, it is useful to compare
changes in HDI in the 1990s for the South Asian countries. It is clear from Table 2.5 that
the HDI improved in all South Asian countries 16 in the 1990s. In 1999, the HDI for
Pakistan was marginally above Bangladesh and Nepal, but substantially below India.
Also, it is evident that Pakistan's level of human development is low for its level of
income as indicated by the fact that its GDP per capita rank is higher than its HDI rank.
In comparison with other South Asian countries, Pakistan did not appear to be worse off
in terms of the health (life expectancy) index relative to most countries, but the
education index for Pakistan was the lowest in South Asia. The fact that the education
index in Nepal and Bangladesh, two countries with significantly lower per capita
incomes than Pakistan, was 10 to 20 percent higher.
Education and poverty in Pakistan:

“EDUCATION IS THE RIGHT OF EVERY MEN AND WOMEN” Basically the knowledge
is the key to develop the human enable him to add value in his civilized life. Now a days
education is only in a few hand means the person who can afford the expenses of
education. He can get it. But those who are unable to pay for the education they suffer
the poverty. Which is very harmful for every country. In PAKISTAN no more spend on
the education sector as compare the other sectors. EDUCATION DIFFERENCE
EDUCATION FOR POOR CLASS FOR HIGH CLASS. Education is compulsory for
surviving in the society. Without an education we are not able to handle the problems
which is faced by the poverty. Poverty is the lack of basic human needs such clean
water, nutrition, education, health care, cloth & shelter because of inability to effort
them. Relatively poverty is the condition of having the few sources or less income then
others within a society or a country, or compared to worldwide average. Although the
middle class grown in Pakistan to 35 million, nearly one quarter of the population is
classified as poor.

About 24 % live below from the poverty line in Pakistan. “Poverty is the worst form of
violence.” Purpose of education: recognizing the education as a right of citizen, Citizen
through an education that enriched the individuals with value and skill preparing him/her
life, livelihood & nation building. is to create a better nation of the country who are
civilized. is also for providing better future for both teacher and students
EFFECTS OF POVERTY :Diseases are more widely spread Because poor people
cannot effort hygienic food & water Poor families has negative events like bad luck,
including illness, depression, eviction, job loss, & criminals etc.Many baby born in
poverty with low weight And mental and physical disability. Solutions equally
distribution of wealth good wages provide reducing the child labor. Providing the
scholarship to the poor child. the guarantee of house, healthcare, food education &
cloths and pure water and providing the all better rights creates reserve for
unemployment fund
GOVERNMENT POLICIES: Government is not well aware about the condition of
country They make the policies on the suggestions of officials not aware about problem
of common man. After implementing the policies they cannot get good result. If one
policy fails then he cannot study the causes of failure of previous one And make another
policy without investigates.

Corruption: There are two types of corruption. One type There is no morality.
Everyone try to earn more & more by using fair & unfair means. Officials waste their
time has low efficiency. Two type Only one relationship exist in society is money. One
has to pay heavy cost to get his right. Law & order situations are out of control.
Institutions are fail to provide justice to a common man. Justice can be bought only by
money.
CAUSES OF POVERTY: Pakistan is an agricultural country. Most of people are farmers
as a professions. They have only the land for fulfill their family needs. Division of the
land is not sufficient to support their families. Famers are suffering poverty & lives below
the poverty line. MATERIALISM: In our society social bonding are become thinner and
thinner. Race of material object is start even no one tried to understand the problems of
others. People are not ready to help each others. At last every one lost his trust on
others which effects our social and economic system & it is another cause of poverty.
LACK OF EDUCATION: The literacy rate in Pakistan is very low.Most of people have
no concept about modern earning sources. Most of people are unable to adopt
technology of their business need. AUSES OF POVERTY That’s why business does not
meet the international standards. And result is decrease in revenue. Which lead the
society to poor condition. HIGH EDUCATION: High education is the cause of poverty in
Pakistan under some circumstances behavior of educated people dependence of poor
people on educated people high rates for education

WHAT HAS GOVERNMENT DONE TO ERADICATE POVERTY?

 Income Support Program (BISP).

 Emergency Relief Packages.
 Health insurance.
 Peoples Work Program (PWP). Establishment
 Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM).
 Employees Old Age Benefits institution (EOBI).
 Zakat.
SOLUTIONS / REMEDIES TOP OVERCOME THE POVERTY IN
PAKISTAN :

 Promote industrialization.
 Replace of the traditional agriculture
 Equipment with new scientific equipment in order to increase the yield.
 Establishment of justice and equality.
 Equal distribution of resources.
 Merit should be the upshot strategy in all walks of life.
 Elimination of discriminatory policies.
 Controlling of inflation and other economic indicators and regulators.
 Developing investment friendly environment.
 Prevalence of education.
 Provision of job opportunities.
 Division of agriculture lands among tenants.
 Do charity work and accumulate money and donate to the people in countries
facing poverty.
 Providing free shelter, food, health care, education and drinking water for them.
 Reducing government taxes for the villages who are facing poverty.

CONCLUSION:

Poverty can be reduce if jobs creation for the poor family so they can earn a living and
provide more opportunity for more children to be educated. Therefore, social
entrepreneur are helping out, trying to prevent poverty from increasing. Government is
the one who should be blamed for the cause of poverty in the country b/c this is their
responsibility to eliminate this problem from the country. It is the duty of the government
to play their role in the decreasing the poverty of the country and implement such
policies and incentives and infrastructure which ultimately results in the decrease in
poverty and increase in the stability of the country. Leadership has gs got central
importance here, with proper planning and good government policies the problem can
be solved. All they need to do is to appoint competent and wall qualified economists to
help them tackle this issue and obviously their sincerity for its solution cannot be
ignored as well. A country economy is the backbone of its country with its solution when
it saved many problems will automatically. Alone leadership is not enough for its
solution. People have Pakistan have to got responsibility with equal share. People of
Pakistan have to got responsibility with equal share people need to cooperate fully with
government and should be sincere with their own country and put all their energies for
education of poverty.

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