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Rural poverty approaches, policies and strategies in Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan’s development framework is outlined in the Medium-Term Development Framework 2005–2010, part of its Vision 2030 programme. The document calls for sustained long-term growth. The national Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – II
focuses on the country’s strategic aims of ensuring broad-based growth and effective reduction of poverty.

National rural development objectives are to:

• improve the quality of life of rural people by strengthening the rural economy and enhancing living conditions in villages through increased agricultural productivity and increased supply of water resources
• improve rural infrastructure
• improve access to social services in rural areas
• implement productive projects to meet the needs of local communities

Source: IFAD