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Extreme temperatures compound poverty in Pakistan’s hottest city

  • Jacobabad in arid Sindh province is in the grip of latest heatwave to hit South Asia
  • Temperatures were peaking at 51 degrees Celsius (124 Fahrenheit) at the weekend
By AFP ·

Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan in vortex of poverty

By AP ·

Saudi Arabia will respond to global humanitarian appeals and support UN efforts, says top official

By Ghadi Joudah ·
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Lifeless Lebanon lurches into new turmoil amid worsening economic crises

By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Over 16 percent Pakistani households suffer moderate to severe food insecurity — survey 

By Muhammad Ishtiaq ·
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‘Nation of one kidney’: Scarred by poverty, more Afghans turn to illicit organ trade

By Sayed Salahuddin ·

Pandemic puts pressure on Japan to open up rice stockpile to charities

By Reuters ·
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To help the poor the cycle of fragility and conflict must end, UN warns

By Ephrem Kossaify ·

OIC calls for human rights improvements on poverty eradication day

By Arab News ·

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Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
What is driving the surge in poverty in Pakistan?
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