As Pakistan approaches Budget 2026-27, its fiscal federalism is mired in stagnation rather than progress. The 11th National Finance Commission (NFC), constituted in August 2025 amid much anticipation, has held multiple meetings and formed working groups on critical issues. Yet, a consensus award rem...
Pakistan’s poverty crisis is deeper than the government is willing to admit, and the gap between official claims and what people are actually living through has rarely looked this wide. The Social Policy and Development Centre’s latest research, based on household-level data from the Household I...
EDITORIAL: Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) has calculated the poverty rate at 43.5 percent – 14.3 percent in excess of the official figure calculated by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics of 28.9 percent gleaned from the Household Integrated Economic Survey 2024-5. https://www.brecor...
SEMINAR ON TOBACCO FACT SHEET PUBLIC HEALTH AND FISCAL EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE TAX REFORM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsgN38UnnE...
Poverty Incidence Rises to 43.5%, urban areas worst affected https://epaper.thefinancialdaily.com/epaper/edition/2548/the-financial-daily-epaper-01-04-2026/page/3...
In Pakistan, the official poverty estimates are provided by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and the Planning Commission using household consumption data from the Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES). The latest official estimates, based on the HIES 2024-25, indicate that 28.9% of the countr...
KARACHI (Staff Reporter): Poverty in Pakistan has increased significantly in recent years, with independent estimates indicating a sharpter rise than official figures, particularly in urban areas. Read more...
Poverty in Pakistan may be significantly higher than official estimates suggest, according to a new report that points to a widening gap between government data and independent analysis. Research by the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) puts the national poverty rate at 43.5 per cent, m...
