Friday, July 5, 2024

Poverty

4 out of 10 Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty

People in FATA and Balochistan living in extreme multidimensional poverty whereas poverty ratio in KPK is at 49%, Gilgit-Baltistan and Sindh at 43%, Punjab at 31% while the rate is lowest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir at 25% ISLAMABAD – Around 39 percent of...

India has over 18 million modern-day slaves: Global Slavery Index 2016

Over 18 million Indians are trapped in modern-day slavery — at least five times more than any other country in the world Modern slavery is a brutal reality. Nearly 46 million people around the world are living as slaves, forced...

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Nearly 30,000 people evacuated as Northern California wildfires spreads amid heatwave

Raging wildfires in northern California has forced nearly 30,000 residents to evacuate as the state endures a brutal heatwave.