Four pillars (addressing elite capture, safety nets for marginalized segments of the society, jobs and livelihoods as well as human capital development) one hundred and fifteen anti-poverty actions aiming to transform Pakistan from a national security state to a welfare state is a welcoming get-up-and-go. The broad social welfare programme is for the jobless, laborer’s, for poor farmers, students, women and elderly citizens. Moreover, the programme is also aimed to reduce inequality, invest in people and uplift lagging districts. The hunch to poverty reduction in the country is seen as a policy priority after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s launch of…
