New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s poverty rate has risen sharply over the past six years, reversing more than a decade of progress in poverty reduction, a report has said citing the data from economic survey 2025-26.The survey estimates that the proportion of people living below the poverty line increased from 21.9 per cent in 2018-19 to 28.9 per cent in 2024-25, according to Dawn report.The increase comes after years of steady improvement, during which Pakistan had reduced its poverty rate f…
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New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan will continue to pay over $15 million a month in capacity and utilisation charges to its LNG terminals even after QatarEnergy declared force majeure earlier this month, according to a new report.According to the report by The News International, Pakistan is making daily payments of about $538,535 to the two terminals despite the suspension of LNG production from March 2.Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, reportedly criticised the agreements, de…
Ranchi, Feb 21 (IANS) Jharkhand’s per capita income has crossed the Rs 1 lakh mark for the first time, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in the Assembly on Saturday.Presenting the pre-Budget Economic Survey in the House, Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore said the state’s economy has witnessed sustained growth over the past decade, alongside a significant decline in poverty.As per the report, per capita income at current prices has risen from around Rs 60,000 in 2016-17 to …
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal on Saturday intensified its criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party, questioning its commitment to a decade-old promise to secure special category status for Odisha.BJD MP Sasmit Patra, speaking at a press conference here, said the demand remains unresolved despite the BJP’s 2014 manifesto pledging to work towards granting the status for the state’s overall development.”The Odisha BJP in 2014 promised that it would strive for the spec…