LETS WALK BAREFOOT THROUGH THE WORLD OF POVERTY

96 hadith found in 'Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)' of Sahih Bukhari.

Narrated Hakim bin Hizam The Prophet said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it)."

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them. ~Bill Vaughan

 A CERTAIN LEVEL OF MATERIAL DEPRIVATION , BELOW WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERS PHYSICALLY,EMOTINALLY AND SOCIALLY.
www.environment.gov.za/Enviro-Info/sote/nsoer/general/glossary.htm

WIKIPEDIA SAYS POVERTY IS OF 2 TYPES:

ABSOLUTE POVERTY

LACK OF BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ,LIKE CLEAN WATER,NUTRITION,HEALTH CARE,EDUCATION,CLOTHING AND SHELTER.

RELATIVE POVERTY

THE CONDITION OF HAVING FEWER RESOURCES OR LESSER INCOME AS COMPARED TO OTHERS,WITHIN A SOCIETY OR A COUNTRY,OR AS COMPARED TO WORLDWIDE AVERAGES.

Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better ones life.
World Bank

POVERTY is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity. It means lack of basic capacity to participate effectively in society. It means not having enough to feed and clothe a family, not having a school or clinic to go to, not having the land on which to grow ones food or a job to earn ones living, not having access to credit.
United Nations

According to a study conducted by the Centre for Research on Poverty and Income Distribution (CRPID), 63 % of poor in Pakistan fall in the category of Transitory Poor.

The remaining 32 % and 5 % of the population that falls below the poverty line are Chronic' and Extremely Poor', respectively.

Similarly, on the other side, 13 % and 21 % of total non-poor (above the poverty line) are classified as Transitory Vulnerable' and Transitory Non-Poor', respectively.

The society invests far less in women than men . Female literacy in Pakistan is 43.6% compared to Male literacy at 68.2%, as of 2008.

CAUSES OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN

POPULATION PRESSURE

LACK OF RESOURCES

LOW LITERACY RATE

UNEMPLOYMENT

SUDDEN FLUCTUATION IN DEMAND AND SUPPLY

CORRUPTION & UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH

EFFECTS OF POVERTY

BAD HEALTH

HUNGER AND PAIN

MURDER

ILLITRACY

WHAT HAS GOVERNMENT DONE TO REMOVE POVERTY?

Benazir Income Support Program (BISP). Emergency Relief Packages Health Insurance. Peoples Works Program (PWP) I & II. Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM). Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI). Zakat.

REMEDIES OF POVERTY
Stability Of Government. Population must be controlled. Eliminate unemployment. Equal education. Development in agricultural and industrial sector. Equal division of money Professional institutes