Poverty in Pakistan

     Poverty in Pakistan is a huge problem.  In the years 2001-2005 Pakistan`s poverty rate increased from 23.9%-37.5%. That is nearly one quarter of Pakistan considered poor.. The amount has not changed since 2005. Recent earthquakes, floods and prices raising may have some impact on this dramatic number of people in danger.  In the last few years approximately 17 million people have gone from a normal family to barely being able to eat or not eating at all.  Now their is about 60 million people with lack of food!
     As you know from my last post that is alot more people than there are in Canada. This is not right, why should Pakistan people have to live that sort of life? Why do we have it so easy? Here are the answers to those questions. 
     Poverty in Pakistan consists of many reasons. One is that the government is not well aware of what is happening so they are not doing anything to stop it. Heavy taxes and unemployment forces the people to live below the poverty line. Corruption is another reason, there is two types of corruption. There is no

decency and everyone is trying to earn more and more by using fair and unfair means. Poverty is an agricultural country. Most people make a living from farming. Most people have land, which fulfills the needs of families, but they have to divide land among their children. But once the land is divided it no longer meets the standards and makes families suffer and live below the poverty line. The literacy rate in Pakistan is very low. Most people don't have a clue about the modern earning sources. Many people can not afford the technology needed to attend school, others just can't afford the fees and most commonly the children or at least girls need to help out at home so they have no time for school. I found the top 7 causes online and here they are.
1. Government Policy's.

2. Government extra expenses and corruption.

3. Population, Unemployment, and lack of education.

4.Inflation, Smuggling, and large scale imports.

5. Law and Order situation and decline in foreign investments.
6. Increasing defense expenditure& race of weapons in the region.
7. Role of west and IMF.

     Poverty can cause other problems such as theft, bribery, adultery, fights, lawlessness, and injustice. Poverty is not just about providing food, clothing and shelter. There is alot more to it like education, stable employment, decent wages, health care, security, minimum housing standards, and decent recreational opportunity's.  
     I've come to the conclusion that Canada needs to realize that we are lucky and not all countries have it as easy off as we do. So do something about it. By 2015 lets make the numbers I mentioned before change dramatically, and in a good way. 

Here are some pictures of what life is like for some people who live in Pakistan. And what each letter doesn't stand for but how people living in poverty feel and we should change all those words to positive.

P- powerless
    

   
    

    
 O- offbeat

 


 V-voiceless

 E- endless hunger

R- rejected

T-  threatened

Y- young and old