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World Bank warns Pakistan’s poverty has climbed to 25.3 percent after years of decline

  • Poverty fell from 64.3 percent in 2001-02 to 21.9 percent in 2018-19 before rising again
  • World Bank cites COVID-19, floods, inflation and weak policies as drivers
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Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
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