SDPI Report: Remedial Measures for Inequality in Pakistan

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A recent study reveals that Sindh is economically the most unequal among all provinces in Pakistan. The study also discloses that the consumption rate of richest 20 per cent Pakistanis is five times higher than that of the poorest 20 per cent. The study, based on the Gini index, a commonly used measure of inequality, was jointly launched by Oxfam Pakistan, LUMS and Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). Our correspondent Wasif Naqvi has the report...