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Under new World Bank threshold, over 44% Pakistanis now live below poverty line

  • Over 107 million Pakistanis live below poverty line, earning less than Rs1,200 a day
  • Over 39 million included in extreme poverty category, as per new poverty threshold
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Bill, Melinda Gates pour $200 million in Pakistan's poverty alleviation program

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