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  This year, Pakistan was placed 92nd out of 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI). The country's hunger level is classified as'serious' with a score of 24.7. On a regional basis, Pakistan is better positioned than India (ranked 101), whereas Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, two near regional neighbours, rank 76 and 65, respectively, and outshine Pakistan. GHI aims to mobilise global action in the fight against hunger. Undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and the under-five mortality rate are among the four indicators included in the index. While 37.6% of children are stunted, Pakistan has reduced the proportion of the population that is undernourished to 12.9 percent from 21.1 percent in 2000. Pakistan has also succeeded in reducing the percentage prevalence of wasting in under-five children from 14.1 percent in 2000 to 7.1 percent in 2020. "As the year 2030 approaches, achievement of the world's commitment to Zero Hunger seems painfully distant,...

Poverty Poverty is the state of not having enough money or material possessions to live comfortably. Poverty is defined as a state of being unable to meet one's basic necessities. In this context, determining what constitutes basic necessities is necessary before identifying poor people. These can be defined as "those necessary for survival" or more broadly as "those reflecting the community's predominant standard of living." The first criterion would apply exclusively to individuals on the verge of famine or death from exposure; the second would apply to those whose nourishment, housing, and clothes, while adequate for survival, fall short of those of the general population. The difficulty of definition is exacerbated by the noneconomic connotations that the term poverty has acquired. Poor health, a lack of education or skills, an inability or unwillingness to work, high rates of disruptive or disorderly behaviour, and improvidence have all been linked to p...