{"id":19854,"date":"2026-02-20T12:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=19854"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:56:22","slug":"poverty-rate-in-pakistan-rises-to-28-8-ahead-of-imf-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=19854","title":{"rendered":"Poverty Rate in Pakistan Rises to 28.8% Ahead of IMF Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-69561a19-c07c-8331-a726-7a0a9c86b8d1-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-23\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8cec715c-83c5-4cc5-ac16-5474f31eff6f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1847\" data-end=\"2070\"><strong>Islamabad: Ahead of the arrival of the IMF review mission, a significant disclosure has revealed that Pakistan\u2019s poverty rate has increased to 28.8 percent, raising serious concerns about the country\u2019s economic condition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2273\">According to details, alarming statistics regarding poverty have emerged just before the IMF review mission\u2019s visit, indicating that economic pressures have intensified over the past several years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2543\">The latest estimates show that over the past six years, poverty in Pakistan has steadily increased, and during the fiscal year 2024-25, nearly 28.8 percent of the population is living below the poverty line, highlighting the severity of ongoing economic hardships.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2547\" data-end=\"2813\">Official data indicates that in fiscal year 2018-19, the poverty rate stood at 21.9 percent; however, over the last six years, it has recorded an increase of approximately 6.9 percentage points, significantly worsening the overall poverty situation in the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2817\" data-end=\"3041\">Based on the most recent survey for fiscal year 2024-25, the poverty rate has now reached 28.8 percent, while at the provincial level, a sharp rise has also been observed, with Punjab and Sindh being particularly affected.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3045\" data-end=\"3391\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Senior government sources have confirmed that over the past six years, multiple factors have contributed to the surge in poverty levels, including three IMF stabilization programs, the economic impact of COVID-19, global commodity super cycles, rising inflation, low GDP growth rates, two major floods, and the withdrawal of wheat support prices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Ahead of the arrival of the IMF review mission, a significant disclosure has revealed that Pakistan\u2019s poverty rate has increased to 28.8 percent, raising serious concerns about the country\u2019s economic condition. 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