By

Kamran Khan
International labor organization presented poverty as a
situation in which a person is not able to fulfill its basic
needs.
 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Itis 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.