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Decades of 'poverty reduction' relied on migrant workers' remittances, not domestic growth. Inflation has exposed the fragility beneath the numbers.
By Yousuf Nazar

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Poverty, Remittances, And The Illusion Of Progress
The real issue is that a very large share of the population remains economically insecure despite two decades of remittance growth and repeated growth cycles,
thefridaytimes.com
May 25, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Pakistan reduced poverty on paper through remittances, not productivity. Now that the model is breaking, fragility—not statistics—defines millions.
By Yousuf Nazar

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/25-May-2026/...

#PakistanPoverty #RemittanceTrap #EconomicFragility #FoodSecurityNow
Poverty, Remittances, And The Illusion Of Progress
The real issue is that a very large share of the population remains economically insecure despite two decades of remittance growth and repeated growth cycles,
www.thefridaytimes.com
May 25, 2026 at 7:08 AM