Group Members

Amir Hayat
Amjad Ali Khurram Akbar

(Introduction to Poverty)
(Poverty in Pakistan) (Causes of Poverty)

Masood Hussain

(Remedies of Poverty)

POVERTY
To be poor is to be deprived of those goods and services and pleasures which others around us take for granted."

CAUSES OF POVERTY
Unemployment
Unemployment rate in 2009 was 7.40 which is doubled in 2010, the current rate is 15.20%

Overpopulation
The estimated Population of Pakistan in 2010 is over 169,478,000,making it the world's sixth most-populous country.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
Pakistan Politics
Government is unable to manage the departments and country has low reserve assets. So the meet the requirements some companies run by government are sold to foreign investors

Corruption
It is the condition when there is not morality and every one is trying to earn more and more by using fair and unfair means. In this whole scenario some corrupt people has been occupying the resources and common man is living in miserable conditions, which brings more poverty in the state.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
Law And Order
Pakistani firms are unable to sign agreement with foreign investors due to the prevailing law and order situation.

Division Of Agricultural Land

Pakistan is an agricultural country. Most of
people are farmers by profession. One has land which fulfilling the needs of his family but he has to divide the land into his children when they got young.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
Lack of education and opportunities

REMEDIES OF POVERTY
Make Education Sector Well
Without education it is difficult to escape from poverty. This becomes a vicious circle people who live in poverty cannot afford to send their children to school. Produce Artists, Engineers And Professional People We have to work more on technical education to produce qualified engineers and doctors to over-come the poverty.

REMEDIES OF POVERTY
Introducing Professional Institutions Government should build new professional institutions. Division Of Money

The division of money should be equal.

REMEDIES OF POVERTY
Stability Of Government
Government is not well aware of present conditions of country. The policies of government are base on the suggestions of officials which do not have awareness about the problems of a common man. So government should be stable. Population Must Be Controlled The estimated Population of Pakistan
in 2010 is over 169,478,000, making it the world's sixth most-populous country. Population rate should be controlled.

REMEDIES OF POVERTY
Unemployment Government should make policies to provide employment to the Labor force. Development Of Agricultural And Industrial Sector
Government should not waste national assets and utilize them to remove the poverty. And should invest more in Industrial Sector.