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Masood ul-Mulk TI (Urdu: مسود الملک) is a Pakistani expert on humanitarian aid and a development practitioner. [1] [2] [3] He is the CEO of SRSP the largest NGO working to alleviate poverty in North-West Pakistan. [4] [5]
Poverty in Pakistan has been recorded by the World Bank at 39.3% using the lower middle-income poverty rate of US$ 3.2 per day for the fiscal year 2020–21. [1] In September 2021, the government stated that 22% percent of its population lives below the national poverty line [ 2 ] set at Rs.
The definition of relative poverty varies from one country to another, or from one society to another. [2] Statistically, as of 2019, most of the world's population live in poverty: in PPP dollars, 85% of people live on less than $30 per day, two-thirds live on less than $10 per day, and 10% live on less than $1.90 per day. [3]
Abdul Sattar Edhi NI LPP (Urdu: عبد الستار ایدھی; 28 February 1928 [6] – 8 July 2016) [1] [7] [2] [8] was a Pakistani humanitarian, philanthropist and ascetic who founded the Edhi Foundation, which runs the world's largest ambulance network, [9] along with homeless shelters, animal shelters, [10] rehabilitation centres, and orphanages across Pakistan.
As of 2008, over 17% of the total population was found abjectly living below the poverty line [3] while the unemployment rate, as of 2010, numbered up to an unprecedented 15%. [4] According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 24.3% lived below the national poverty line in 2015. [5]
Rahman informed the assembly that he would deliver the speech in Bengali; Algerian head of state Houari Boumédiène asked him to speak in English, but he refused. [1] At the time, speeches were not made in languages other than Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish (the official languages of the United Nations). [3] [5]
The situation of human rights in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان میں انسانی حقوق) is complex as a result of the country's diversity, large population, its status as a developing country and a sovereign Islamic democracy with a mixture of both Islamic and secular law.
Child labor stands out as a significant issue in Pakistan, primarily driven by poverty. The prevalence of poverty in the country has compelled children to engage in labor, as it has become necessary for their families to meet their desired household income level, enabling them to afford basic necessities like butter and bread.