World Bank Report Exposes Pakistan's Poverty Crisis, Comparison with War-Torn Nations

In this Islamabad report, journalist Arbaaz Raza breaks down the alarming findings of the latest World Bank report on poverty in Pakistan. Comparing Pakistan's economic indicators with South Asian neighbors and war-torn nations like Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen, the vlog highlights how 48 percent of people earning less than $3 a day live in Pakistan—surpassing conflict zones. The report points to the compounding impact of floods, COVID-19, and Middle East conflicts driving up fuel prices by 40 percent, and a staggering stagnation where only 3 percent of Pakistani companies introduced new products or services in three years. Key Highlights: World Bank Poverty Findings: Analyzing why Pakistan's poverty metrics outpace even long-standing conflict zones like Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen. Economic Shocks & Inflation: The devastating role of historic floods, pandemic aftermath, and Middle East conflict spikes on local oil and diesel prices. Business Stagnation: Highlighting the World Bank statistic that only 3 percent of Pakistani companies introduced new goods or services over three years. Challenging Government Claims: Scrutinizing official narratives against grounded international economic data. #ArbaazRaza #WorldBankReport #PovertyInPakistan #IslamabadBureau #ExpressNews #PakistanEconomy #CurrentAffairs Stay connected with Pakistan’s leading news network for verified updates, real-time breaking alerts, and comprehensive analysis. ■ OFFICIAL LINKS • Web Portal: https://www.express.pk/ • WhatsApp Community: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDU... ■ SOCIAL MEDIA • X / Twitter:   / expressnewspk   • Facebook:   / expressnewspk   • Instagram:   / expressnewspk   • TikTok:   / expressnews_pk   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #ExpressNews #PakistanNews #BreakingNews