Essay On Poverty In Pakistan

Poverty? A word, which we all are familiar with. Whenever we hear the word poverty, what is the first thing that comes in our mind? Mostly, it’s a child selling some things at every signal our car stops or probably an old woman who is begging to feed her kids.

The word neediness got from Latin word "beggar" signifies "poor". Destitution alludes to the state of not having the way to manage the cost of fundamental human needs, for example, clean water, nourishment, medicinal services, apparel and safe house. Destitution is the state of having less assets or less salary than others inside a general public or nation, or contrasted with overall midpoints. Neediness is one of the significant social issues which Pakistan is confronting. It is a standout among the most imperative and touchy issue for Pakistan as well as for the entire world. Destitution

Going back in the history, there was a time when Pakistan was pleased to announce as in comparison to India there was either less or no poverty, whereas India had a huge rate of poverty and millions of people even had to sleep on an empty stomach. After all these years, it is a pretty different situation, where Pakistan has a much higher rate of poverty. There are many reasons for this. The increased prices of goods forces a common man to sleep on an empty stomach, just to provide his family a one-time meal. As suggested by a few reports, it is said that 40 percent of the population in Pakistan spends their life living below the poverty line. Such poverty, and as an addition, the load shedding of gas and electricity leaves the hands of a common man tied. These problems are some things that not only a poor person faces but is also creating problems for the middle class. A huge increase in load shedding also causes the industrialists to shut down their factories and reduced working hours then leads to less wages to the workers and these are the workers who live on their income on day to day basis, and spend as hand to