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LETS WALK BAREFOOT THROUGH THE WORLD OF POVERTY

96 hadith found in 'Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)' of Sahih Bukhari.

Narrated Hakim bin Hizam The Prophet said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it)."

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them. ~Bill Vaughan

 A CERTAIN LEVEL OF MATERIAL DEPRIVATION , BELOW WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERS PHYSICALLY,EMOTINALLY AND SOCIALLY.
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WIKIPEDIA SAYS POVERTY IS OF 2 TYPES:

ABSOLUTE POVERTY

LACK OF BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ,LIKE CLEAN WATER,NUTRITION,HEALTH CARE,EDUCATION,CLOTHING AND SHELTER.

RELATIVE POVERTY

THE CONDITION OF HAVING FEWER RESOURCES OR LESSER INCOME AS COMPARED TO OTHERS,WITHIN A SOCIETY OR A COUNTRY,OR AS COMPARED TO WORLDWIDE AVERAGES.

Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better ones life.
World Bank

POVERTY is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity. It means lack of basic capacity to participate effectively in society. It means not having enough to feed and clothe a family, not having a school or clinic to go to, not having the land on which to grow ones food or a job to earn ones living, not having access to credit.
United Nations

According to a study conducted by the Centre for Research on Poverty and Income Distribution (CRPID), 63 % of poor in Pakistan fall in the category of 'transitory poor.

The remaining 32 % and 5 % of the population that falls below the poverty line are 'chronic' and 'extremely poor', respectively.

Similarly, on the other side, 13 % and 21 % of total non-poor (above the poverty line) are classified as 'transitory vulnerable' and 'transitory non-poor', respectively.
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POVERTY INDICES FOR PAKISTAN (2000-01)

Head Count (%) Poverty Gap (%) Severity of Poverty (%)

PAKISTAN Urban Rural

35.09 23.13 39.97

7.21 4.62 8.27

2.19 1.38 2.53

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Number of rural poor (million, approximate) (2009)

38,638,813.0

Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) (1999)

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) (1999)

35.9

32.6

Income share held by lowest 20% (2005)

9.1

The society invests far less in women than men . Female literacy in Pakistan is 43.6% compared to Male literacy at 68.2%, as of 2008.

CAUSES OF POVERTY

OVERPOPULATION

UNEMPLOYMENT

CORRUPTION

PAKISTAN POLITICS

LAW & ORDER DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

LACK OF EDUCATION AND OPPRTUNITIES

CAUSES OF POVERTY
UNEMPLOYMENT

Unemployment rate in 2009 was 7.40 which was doubled in 2010, i.e. 15.20%
OVERPOPULATION

The estimated Population of Pakistan in 2010 is over 169,478,000,making it the world's sixth most-populous country.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
PAKISTAN POLITICS Government is unable to manage the departments and country has low reserve assets. So to meet the requirements some companies run by government are sold to foreign investors. CORRUPTION It is the condition when there is no morality and every one is trying to earn more and more by using fair and unfair means. In this whole scenario some corrupt people has been occupying the resources and common man is living in miserable conditions, which brings more poverty in the state.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
LAW AND ORDER

Pakistani firms are unable to sign agreement with foreign investors due to the prevailing law and order situation.

DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

Pakistan is an agricultural country. Most of the people are farmers by profession. One has land which fulfilling the needs of his family but he has to divide the land into his children when they got young.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
LACK OF EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES

BAD HEALTH

HUNGER AND PAIN

MURDER

THEFT

DRUG ABUSE

ILLITERACY

 Benazir Income Support Program (BISP). Emergency Relief Packages Health Insurance. Peoples Works Program (PWP) I & II. Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM). Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI). Zakat.

 Bringing Improvements in Education Sector

Without education it is difficult to escape from poverty. This becomes a vicious circle people who live in poverty cannot afford to send their children to school.

Produce Artists, Engineers And Professional People We have to work more on technical education to produce qualified engineers and doctors to over-come the poverty.

 Introducing Professional Institutions Government should build new professional institutions.

Division Of Money

The division of money should be equal.

 Stability Of Government
Government is not well aware of present conditions of country. The policies of government are base on the suggestions of officials which do not have awareness about the problems of a common man. So government should be stable. Population Must Be Controlled The estimated Population of Pakistan
in 2010 is over 169,478,000, making it the world's sixth most-populous country. Population rate should be controlled.

 Reducing Unemployment

Government should make policies to provide employment to the Labor force.

Development Of Agricultural And Industrial Sector
Government should not waste national assets and utilize them to remove the poverty. And should invest more in Industrial Sector.