IN nuclear-powered Pakistan nearly 40-50 per cent of the country’s 240 million people live below or around the poverty line, ...

Pakistan, May 6 -- In the dusty corners of Pakistan's war-torn regions, poverty is not just an economic condition; it is a harsh, visible reality etched into every wall, every field, and every face.

The General Sales Tax has the largest marginal contribution to the rise of poverty while a monthly cash transfer programme to the poorest families has the largest positive impact on inequality ...

On June 10, Pakistan unveiled its first-ever fully climate-tagged federal budget, sparking debate in policy and civil society circles. While many experts hailed it as a progressive step toward ...

Islamabad [Pakistan] December 4 (ANI): Dozens of representatives from katchi abadis (informal settlements), street vendors and other working-class groups across Islamabad gathered at the National ...

In the Himalayan resort town of Nathiagali, a party is under way. Ice clinks in tumblers and corks pop while the conversation–an amalgam of English and Urdu that is the mark of Pakistan’s élite–flows ...

Parveen Akhtar has previously received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council and the British Academy. Shock results in Pakistan’s national election threaten to see the country ...