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Urooj Fatima

Poverty can be defined as either absolute poverty, referring to a lack of basic human needs, or relative poverty, referring to an inability to maintain living standards customary to one's society. Data shows poverty rates in South Asia range from 23.9% in Sri Lanka to 76.5% in Bangladesh, with Pakistan having one of the highest regional rates at 57.35%. According to a World Bank report, 60% of Pakistan's population lives in poverty, with 21% living on less than $1.25 per day.

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96 hadith, found in Obligatory Charity Tax (zakat) of Sahih Bukhari
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Lack of basic human needs like food, clean water, shelter, clothes etc ABSOLUTE POVERTY Inability to maintain the living standards customary in the society. RELATIVE POVERTY
23.9 % 57.35 % 65.3 % 68.7 % 76.5 % 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Srilanka Nepal Pakistan India Bangladesh POVERTY RATE IN SOUTH ASIA
According to a World Bank report entitled World Development Indicators (WDI) 2013 Sixty percent of Pakistan's population is living in poverty. The international poverty line is $2 a day or an income Rs 200 per day. The report shows that 21 percent of Pakistan's population lives below $1.25 per day i.e. Rs 135 per day.
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  • 2. 96 hadith, found in Obligatory Charity Tax (zakat) of Sahih Bukhari
  • 5. Lack of basic human needs like food, clean water, shelter, clothes etc ABSOLUTE POVERTY Inability to maintain the living standards customary in the society. RELATIVE POVERTY
  • 6. 23.9 % 57.35 % 65.3 % 68.7 % 76.5 % 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Srilanka Nepal Pakistan India Bangladesh POVERTY RATE IN SOUTH ASIA
  • 7. According to a World Bank report entitled World Development Indicators (WDI) 2013 Sixty percent of Pakistan's population is living in poverty. The international poverty line is $2 a day or an income Rs 200 per day. The report shows that 21 percent of Pakistan's population lives below $1.25 per day i.e. Rs 135 per day.