The vision of Pakistan's social protection strategy to reach the poor and vulnerable (2007) is 'to develop an … promote sustainable growth. The focus of this report is Pakistan's main safety net program: the Benazir Income Support Program … protection includes labor policy, contributory social insurance, and social care services as well as safety nets. Pakistan …

This report is part of an ongoing project to understand poverty, growth, and human development in Pakistan. It argues … understand Pakistan's inability to take sufficient advantage of the growth that it has enjoyed in the past, to attract investment … mitigating poverty and broadening access to social services in Pakistan. Neither debt reform nor the mere availability of donor …

The study aims to evaluate the microcredit programs operating across the Pakistan. Microsurvey data collected by Gallup … Pakistan at the national level have been used. The sample size of the study consists of 2,070 respondents. The impact of the … model (MDM), and quartiles. The study reveals that microcredit program in Pakistan may not be helpful for extreme poor in …

Although Pakistan's econo ... …

This paper aims to provide a detailed demographic description of poverty in Pakistan with an attempt to highlight those … appropriate target groups in need of such intervention in Pakistan. The existing components of BISP are discussed, with policy … and education outcomes; given Pakistan’s lagging performance, illiteracy among youth, infant and maternal health are of …

, regardless of their age, gender and income. Pakistan has reduced its poverty headcount by nearly 66% between 2002–2016, despite …

Pakistan is among the top five countries that have been severely impacted by extreme weather events. Its population, a …

2018-19 Pakistan Household Integrated Economic Survey to analyze the impact of global price shock to four major commodities …