PM announces anti-poverty package as 10.6 million ...

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•     ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a comprehensive support package for families living in extreme poverty and those affected by floods, as Pakistan marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty amid growing concerns over hunger, rising living costs and worsening economic hardship.
•   Observed on October 17, the day comes against the backdrop of alarming international assessments identifying Pakistan among the 10 countries severely affected by the global hunger crisis, with an estimated 10.6 million people requiring humanitarian assistance in 2026.
•   However, international aid organization Action Against Hunger has warned that climate-related disasters, high food prices, rising living costs, limited employment opportunities and declining household incomes have intensified the global food crisis.

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a comprehensive support package for families living in extreme poverty and those affected by floods, as Pakistan marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty amid growing concerns over hunger, rising living costs and worsening economic hardship.

Observed on October 17, the day comes against the backdrop of alarming international assessments identifying Pakistan among the 10 countries severely affected by the global hunger crisis, with an estimated 10.6 million people requiring humanitarian assistance in 2026.

In his message on the occasion, the prime minister emphasized that eliminating poverty was a collective national responsibility, stressing that every citizen should benefit from development initiatives and that no segment of society should be left behind.