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SITUATION OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN AND ITS COMMITMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).01      10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).01      Published : Mar 2022

Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable Development Goals: prospects and challenges

Abstract

    This article focuses on situational analysis of poverty and economic growth in Pakistan. It discusses Pakistan's commitments and achievements with respect to sustainable development goals (SDGs). The methodology used in this paper is qualitative and the analytical method is followed. The argument developed throughout the article is that Pakistan, as an underdeveloped country, needs further improvement with respect to formulating policies and implementing said policies for the fulfillment of SDGs. The paper concludes that special measures may betaken into consideration by government in order to progressively realize the implementation of norms pertaining to poverty alleviation and economic instability and for the protection of basic human rights in the country.

    Poverty Alleviation, Pakistan's Commitments, Sustainable Development Goals, Economic Instability

    (1) Sardar M. A. Waqar Khan Arif
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (2) Bushra Bannian
    Lecturer, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi
    Assistant Professor of Law, Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
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Cite this article

APA

    APA : Arif, S. M. A. W. K., Bannian, B., & Gardazi, S. M. F. (2022). Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable Development Goals: prospects and challenges. Global Economics Review, VII(I), 1 - 8. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).01

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Arif, Sardar M. A. Waqar Khan, Bushra Bannian, and Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi. 2022. "Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable Development Goals: prospects and challenges." Global Economics Review, VII (I): 1 - 8 doi: 10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ARIF, S. M. A. W. K., BANNIAN, B. & GARDAZI, S. M. F. 2022. Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable Development Goals: prospects and challenges. Global Economics Review, VII, 1 - 8.

MHRA

    MHRA : Arif, Sardar M. A. Waqar Khan, Bushra Bannian, and Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi. 2022. "Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable Development Goals: prospects and challenges." Global Economics Review, VII: 1 - 8

MLA

    MLA : Arif, Sardar M. A. Waqar Khan, Bushra Bannian, and Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi. "Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable Development Goals: prospects and challenges." Global Economics Review, VII.I (2022): 1 - 8 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Arif, Sardar M. A. Waqar Khan, Bannian, Bushra, and Gardazi, Syed Mudasser Fida (2022), "Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable Development Goals: prospects and challenges", Global Economics Review, VII (I), 1 - 8

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Arif, Sardar M. A. Waqar Khan, Bushra Bannian, and Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi. "Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable Development Goals: prospects and challenges." Global Economics Review VII, no. I (2022): 1 - 8. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).01