1. ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY

2. POVERTY IN
PAKISTAN
Presented by:
By Abdul Rauf
Lecturer in Economics

3. OBJECTIVES
 Introduction & defination of
poverty
 What is a Poverty line
 Poverty and its types
 Poverty in Pakistan
 Causes of Poverty in Pakistan
 Impact of poverty in Pakistan
 Remeidies to curb the poverty
 Conclusion

4. WHAT IS POVERTY?
Poverty is the state or condition in which one misses the
basic necessities of life .
According to United Nation if a person is being fail to
receive $2 in a day or 2300 of calories in 24 hours is
known as a poor.
Types of poverty
 Absolute poverty
 Relative poverty

5. ABSOLUTE POVERTY
• United Nations has defines absolute poverty as the
absence of any two of the following seven basic
needs:
• Food
• Safe drinking water
• Sanitation facilities
• Health
• Shelter
• Education
• Access to services

6. RELATIVE POVERTY
 Relative poverty views poverty as socially defined
and dependent on social context, hence relative
poverty is a measure of income inequality.
 The term relative poverty can also be used in a
different sense to mean "moderate poverty" –-
for example, a standard of living or level of
income that is high enough to satisfy basic needs
but still significantly lower than that of the
majority of the population under consideration.

7. POVERTY LINE
 Poverty line is the minimum level of income deemed
adequate.
 Poverty line is significantly higher in developed
countries than in developing countries.
 The common international poverty line has in the past
been roughly $1 a day. In 2008, the World Bank came
out with a revised figure of $2.

8. POVERTY IN PAKISTAN
 Every third Pakistani is caught in the ‘Poor’ bracket.
 Some 58.7 million out of a total population of 180
million subsist below the poverty line.
 This includes more than half the population in the
forever remote Baluchistan , 33 per cent in Sindh, 32
per cent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 19 per cent in
Punjab.

9. POVERTY IN PAKISTAN
33%
52%
32%
19%
Percentage by Population
Balochistan 52%
Sindh 33%
KPK 32%
Punjab 19%

10. CAUSES OF POVERTY IN
PAKISTAN
 Government Bad Policies
 Corruption
 Inflation
 Smuggling
 Overpopulation
 Unemployment
 Lack of education
 Law and order situation
 Foreign Investment

11. IMPACT OF POVERTY IN
PAKISTAN
 Dwindling economy
 Illiteracy.
 Migration from rural to urban areas.
 Poor health condition and facilities .
 Increasing unemployment
 Poor law and order situation
 Increase in social crimes (Bank robberies, Kidnaping
for Ransom and Target Killing).
 Low saving and low investment .

12. REMEDIES TO CURB THE
POVERTY
 Increase the literacy rate.
 Control on population growth .
 Adept human force .
 Employment opportunities .
 Sound law and order situation .
 Pro-Investment policies .
 Political stability .

13. CONCLUSION
POINT TO PONDER

14. BEST OF LUCK