Fiscal, labour, social reforms can stop Pakistan sliding back into poverty trap after 20 years of progress, say expert
Pakistan would soon move to a path of poverty reduction and improvement in other socio-economic indices, Dar says. PHOTO: REUTERS
Pakistan's progress in poverty reduction has stalled after nearly two decades of steady gains, experts warned at the Fifth Annual International Conference of the School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), held on November 13-14, 2025, under the theme "A New Global Order, Yet Again."
During a panel titled "Pakistan at a Crossroads: Poverty, Growth, and the Global Shift," ec
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