Using the lower-middle-income poverty rate, the WB predictable that the poverty ratio in Pakistan raised at 39.3 per cent in 2020-21 and is predictable to continue at 39.2 per cent in 2021-22 and capacity come down to 37.9 per cent by 2022-23, described The News International.

• Poverty is the lack of the basic human such as: a home and clean water. • Pakistan is a country with too many people and few resources. The import is greater than export. In fact, Pakistan imports even raw material. • It is estimated that out of 40 million people who live below the poverty line, 30million live in rural areas. Causes of poverty: • There is lack of education especially for girls. • Pakistan is a country where men and women are not equal. Normally men go to work while women stay at home to take care of their children. • Dishonest people: the rich become richer while the poor people. • Agriculture is the main job in Pakistan. Farmers work in their lands and supply food for their family which is often insufficient for all the family.

Effect of poverty: • Many people do not have a job. Children work instead of attending school. • Lack of cleanliness which causes a lot of diseases. Many babies and children are not given the medicine needed. Solution to Eliminate poverty: • Offer education for all and end child labor. • Men and women need to be treated equally. Women can work too and earn money for the family.