Posts tagged as: Poverty

An end to famine in Somalia

Somalia has managed to declare an end to the famine that has plagued the country over the past six months. However, several organizations in the country warn that this statement does not mean that the emergency is over. Six months after it began, the United Nations has declared an end to the famine that has […]

Nawaz Sharif refuses to accept official protocol as ex-ruler

Refusing to take protocol and privileges announced in the National Finance Bill 2012-13, President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif said he does not need the resources provided for the former rulers. While addressing a seminar ‘Pakistan Economy from present crisis to growth and prosperity’, he asserted that he will never use such funds from […]

Old faces with new promises

When elections are up in coming, the most incompetent political leaderships change at such times and they talk politics less and more the people’s welfare. The present lot remains obsessed with its dirty politics as zestfully as in the past. They seem thinking our people eat politics, breathe politics and dream politics, which certainly they […]

Poverty, the main reason of growing child labour in Pakistan

In the entire world, child labour has become a major issue and it has become a threatening problem in third world countries like Pakistan. This international problem is getting intense with every passing day because a large number of children are forced to do labour jobs, which is completely against the law. Approximately 11 million […]

Increasing suicides in Pakistan underline poor policies of government

Increasing suicides in Pakistan underline poor policies of government Various reasons are there behind the increasing number of suicides in Pakistan and the bad government policy is at the top of these problems. What leads people to commit this excruciating act is the most important question which passes through the mind every time when someone […]

The Children of the street – Part 3

This article is a continuation of ‘The children of the street – Part 2’. To fend for them to find what to eat and many are tempted by adults or older youth to engage in drug sales, theft or prostitution. Drug use by these young people is common. It is a means to relieve pain […]

The children of the street – Part 2

This article is a continuance of ‘The children of the street – Part 1’. There are many girls living on the streets, although the figure is lower than in the case of boys because they are more “useful” for families at home, cooking or caring for younger siblings. Girls are also more vulnerable to trafficking […]

The children of the street – Part 1

This article looks into the lives of less fortunate or more appropriately, unfortunate. For some children, the street is the place to find their home, their parents, games, education, health or love. For others, however, the streets are where locked from dawn until midnight. Private protection and care of a family, sleeping in litter boxes, […]

Government’s bad policies pushing people to commit suicides

Government’s bad policies pushing people to commit suicides There are several reasons behind the increasing number of suicides in Pakistan and the bad government policy is at the top of these problems. What leads people to commit this excruciating act is the most important question which passes through the mind every time when someone kills […]

From homeless to millionaire

From homeless to millionaire   Jerry Winkler , 28 years old, was living on the streets when he discovered that he was the only son and heir to a billionaire businessman. Jerry’s childhood was traumatic. When her mother found a brain tumor, he was sent to live with the man she thought was her father. […]

Poor or pure lazy?

Poor or pure lazy? Poor people are often heard complaining about how they have been dealt a hard hand by God. They believe that they are entitled to the same pleasures of life that rich people get to enjoy. They never get tired of narrating their seemingly never-ending tales of tragedy and misfortune. Allegedly, fate […]

Revisiting Immunization Program in Pakistan

Revisiting Immunization Program in Pakistan Immunization is most cost effective health intervention against  preventable diseases affecting the poorest of poor sections of society, said experts during a stocktaking and situation analysis meeting on “poverty and social impact of expanded programme for immunization in Pakistan” organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Tuesday. They […]

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