Ramazan relief package worth Rs5bn commences at utility stores
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday launched a Ramazan Relief Package worth Rs 5 billion at… Read More
2 years ago
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IMF to consider targeted assistance for poor, flood-hit people
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated its willingness to sympathetically view the targeted… Read More
2 years ago
Desultory efforts to stop flooding only torment Karachi poor
Taking pictures of poor kids as they smile, and then convincing the world that the… Read More
2 years ago
Karachi Garbage Story: Ragpicker children at mercy of… everyone
Seemingly in mid twenties, Jumma Khan doesn't know his exact age because he has nothing… Read More
3 years ago
Karachi minor sells hand-embroidered clothes in streets for family survival
Abdul Rehman is a 13-year-old Karachi kid who lives with his mother and five brothers… Read More
3 years ago
Govt making all out efforts to provide relief to the poor: Yasmin Rashid
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid on Saturday has said that provincial government is committed… Read More
5 years ago
Greed to get rich has become a big curse: PM
'The incumbent government has been working to improve the economic situation of the country' Read More
5 years ago
Pope hosts meal for 1,500 poor and homeless
Dozens of volunteers helped bring the poor to the Vatican and serve the food. Read More
5 years ago
World’s 26 richest own same as poorest half of humanity
Governments are exacerbating inequality by increasingly underfunding public services like healthcare and education at the… Read More
6 years ago
Imran Khan directed not to dislocate poor in anti-encroachment drive: minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Monday said Prime Minister Imran… Read More
6 years ago
Brand ‘Messi’ unblemished by poor World Cup
MOSCOW: Lionel Messi may be heading home early from the World Cup after flops on… Read More
6 years ago
ICC rates Ashes Melbourne pitch as ‘poor’
MELBOURNE: The Melbourne pitch for the fourth Ashes Test match has been rated "poor" by… Read More
7 years ago
Asked about Trump, Pope says his concern is for politicians’ impact on the poor
VATICAN: Pope Francis declined to give a personal judgment on US President-elect Donald Trump in… Read More
8 years ago
Master Ayub’s classroom offers beacon of hope for Islamabad’s poor
ISLAMABAD: In the corner of a pristine park in an upmarket district of the capital,… Read More
8 years ago
India’s poor fear ‘rent-a-womb’ industry shut down
ANAND, INDIA: At a hostel for dozens of pregnant women, impoverished widow Sharmila Mackwan weighs… Read More
8 years ago
Public spending in Pakistan is politically driven, says UNDP chief
ISLAMABAD: The outgoing chief of United Nations Development Programme, Marc Andre believes that the concentration… Read More
8 years ago
Top Brazilian chef to serve poor for free at Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO: Restaurant-goers usually pay hundreds of euros to eat the creations of Massimo… Read More
8 years ago
Zardari says budget failed to address critical issues
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari said the budgetary proposals failed to address critical issues… Read More
8 years ago
Richest 1% has more wealth than the rest of the world: Oxfam report
The richest 1% now has more wealth than the rest of the world combined. Power… Read More
9 years ago
Pakistan’s economic growth hamstrung by low tax collection, says report
ISLAMABAD: Despite recent optimism surrounding Pakistan's economy, the country is facing an "existential crisis" stemming from… Read More
9 years ago