World Bank says Pakistan is rising poverty across the Middle East and North Africa
- Pakistan accounts for 48% of people living on less than $3 a day across the Middle East, North Africa and nearby countries.
- The World Bank says Pakistan's poverty rate rose by 6.4% points between 2018–19 and 2024–25.
- The 2022 floods in Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan provinces, rising prices and COVID-19 pushed more people into poverty.
- The region holds 14% of the world's extremely poor people, with poverty still higher than before the pandemic.
Source: theprint.in
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