Spatial Analysis of Poverty Localization in Pakistan: Implications for Sustainable Development Policies

Abdul Hameed, Shahid Karim, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Shahid and Muhammad Rehan Khalid
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Abdul Hameed: Asian Development Bank Consultant, Policy Research Unit, Benazir Income Support Program and Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Shahid Karim: Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Hamza: Benazir Income Support Program, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Shahid: Asian Development Bank Consultant, Policy Research Unit, Benazir Income Support Program, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Rehan Khalid: Asian Development Bank Consultant, Policy Research Unit, Benazir Income Support Program, Islamabad, Pakistan

Journal of Economic Sciences, 2025, vol. 4, issue 2, 57-80

Abstract: Elimination of extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030 is the first goal of SDG. Poverty is the biggest problem in rural area of Pakistan and associated with health, education, and living standards. The study examines the multidimensional poverty in Pakistan, particularly in the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, KP and Balochistan by using PSLM 2019-20 data. The results of the study reveal that 33% of the population is multidimensionally poor, with 12% in urban areas and 42.7% in rural areas. It is estimated that 60% of the population of Balochistan is facing multidimensional poverty followed by 39% in Sindh, 38% in KP, and 23% in Punjab. It has been observed that poverty is particularly noticeable in the districts of South Punjab, rural areas of Sindh, the border and lower areas of the KP. While Balochistan is worst affected by poverty in Pakistan. Based on empirical evidence, the study recommends a multidimensional policy approach to reduce poverty in Pakistan at the provincial and district levels.

Keywords: Sustainable Development; Poverty; Rural Pakistan; Socioeconomic; Multidimensional Deprivation; Education; Health; Living Standards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 O18 Q01 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.55603/jes.v4i2.a4

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