Poverty in Pakistan

By

Kamran Khan

International labor organization presented poverty as a situation in which a person is not able to fulfill its basicneeds. Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean water, nutrition, health care , education of the inability to afford them.

Pakistan is the country having more than 97 % Muslims following Islamic rules, Zakat is included in 5 pillars of Islam, which apparently shows that Pakistan have the well distributed wealth, but the ground reality is exactly opposite. The poverty level in Pakistan is increasing day by day and more than 40 % people with in the country are living their lives below the poverty line on average they are earning less than 300 RS/day, and because of poverty and hunger more than thousands of people commit suicide with their families.

Reasons of poverty in Pakistan

Government bad PoliciesCorruptionInflationsmugglingOverpopulationlack of educationLaw and order situationForeign Investment

The main reason for poverty is the social dishonesty and irresponsible behavior of people. Every one is trying to get rich . A shop keeper is ready to get whole money from the pocket of customer. People doing jobs are not performing their duties well. In society the man considered brave Or respectful who do not pay taxes or continuously violate the laws. This irresponsible behavior continuously increase and produces loss for the country.

• The biggest problem is the unavailability of the jobs. If there will be no jobs than the poverty will be created through the unemployment. The jobs are not present b/c the national industries are being destroyed due to the energy crises which has resulted in the industries and the international investors are not investing in Pakistan b/c of the terrorist activities which have made their lives and business both in danger. If the people will not have any earning or source of income that from where they will fulfill their needs, so due to this specific reason the level of poverty in Pakistan is increasing day by day.

• Inflation is one another reason which has

contributed in raising the poverty of the Pakistan . The prices of every product is increasing , which is ever making the products out of the affordability rang of the people, so when the people will be unable to buy the necessities of the life due to high inflation this will results an increase in the rate of the poverty on the nation, and that is what is happening in Pakistan as we are experiencing one of the highest inflation rates in the entire world.

EFFECTS OF POVERTY

They have bad health because they do not afford the cost of Doctor’s fees, a course of drugs and transport to reach a health center

People living in poverty cannot afford nutritious food for themselves and their families. This make them weaker and less able to earn the money

CRIME

Poverty leads to mental states which can lead to drug abuse which leads to addiction.

WHAT HAS GOVERNMENT DONE TO ERADICATE POVERTY……??

Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).

Emergency Relief Packages Health insurance. Peoples Work Program (PWP) Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM). Employees Old Age Benefits institution

(EOBI). Zakat.

SOLUTION TO POVERTY

Do charity work and accumulate money and donate to the people in countries facing poverty.Providing free shelter, food, health care, education and drinking water for them.Reducing government taxes for the villages who are facing poverty.

Conclusion

Poverty can be reduce if jobs creation for the poor family so they can earn a living and provide more opportunity for more children to be educated.Therefore, social entrepreneur are helping out, trying to prevent poverty from increasing.

Government is the one who should be blamed for the cause of poverty in the country b/c this is their responsibility to eliminate this problem from the country.

It is the duty of the government to play their role in the decreasing the poverty of the country and implement such policies and incentives and infrastructure which ultimately results in the decrease in poverty and increase in the stability of the country.

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