Celebrating Eid a dream for the poor

Karachi with hope in her eyes:, Shahida's son asks him when they go for Eid shopping as it is already late. Hardly a voice is heard and yellow face, mother, borrowing money from his friends and then they will be in the market for some shopping answer. Shahida, a maid in a government primary school 41, celebrating Eid says, is like a day dream for his family.

With tears in her eyes, she told me that her husband had recently died and she feeds her three school only Rs3, 000 a month with the children's income. It impossible for people like us to buy new clothes for our children to celebrate Eid S, we struggle for most of our time, the two spend a day to arrange a meal, he said. Every living below the poverty line in Pakistan before Eid the millions of people go through this test, they failed when their beloved children Eid provide bounties. Prof Dr Shahida Wizarat, Karachi University, former director of Applied Economic Research Center (AERC), told The News in Pakistan between rich and poor has been widening gap. Two decades have passed a row at the government level, but nothing concrete has been done to control rising poverty, he said that a surge in inflation is due to higher food and oil prices in the category of poorest of the poor Millions forced. He also said that Pakistan was in the poor poorer faster than the last two decades due to faulty Government poverty alleviation programs is happening. Elaborating on the economic problems of the poor, he said that these people with a serious problem that is increasing their number face. On the festival like Eid, do not refuse anything for the poor while others bliss, she can see. Government minimum wage of Rs6, 000 s and there is not enough evidence to suggest exploitation of the poor more Rs4, 000 are also not paid, the Government has the opposite directions.

To say the minimum wage when the poor more than Rs3, 000 and are often deprived of salaries after months of work. We are heading towards chaos and anarchy to speak, he said. , Sociology and crime, Kaneez Fatima Lecturer in the Department of Karachi University, told News that poverty alleviation has been government policy is not successful in the past few decades. Inflation, especially a surge in the last two years, has caused a serious economic problems as poor middle and upper class who mill with options usually stronger than the belt, he said. Consumed with their requirements and current consumption is poor, but with heavy borrowing their daily living expenses. Government has initiated various programs for poverty elevation, but as Benazir Income Support Program distributes all cash, a technique that has failed the poor in this country strong, he said. She shared the findings of its research in promotion of poverty, saying that poor cash management and the Government generally failed to achieve the end result is reduced. Between the poor and providing skills training to promote self-employment program should counter the threat of poverty, he said. World Bank, and 40 percent of Pakistan's earnings per S is a dollar a day, while 60 percent live under two dollars a day's income, it faces challenges at the level of our government appears. Food security is a big challenge for Pakistan now because the poor spend more than 70 percent of their income on food is, he said.