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Poverty in Pakistan has climbed to an 11-year high of 29%, while income inequality has reached its highest level in 27 years, according to an official survey released by planning minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday. The report estimates that about 70 million people now live in extreme poverty, defined by a monthly threshold of Rs8,484…
India’s richest 1 per cent expanded their wealth by 62 per cent between 2000 and 2023, according to a report commissioned by the South African Presidency of the G20, highlighting an alarming rise in global inequality. The study, led by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, described inequality as having reached “emergency” levels that now threaten democracy,…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday called on India to urgently address the perception that the country is unsafe for women if it wants to strengthen its tourism sector. Tharoor warned that India’s global image was holding back growth in a sector he described as vital for jobs and…
