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Living with poverty: Pakistan

Photo of the Manchar Lake People's Assembly, which Panos London helped to organise as part of the Living with Poverty project

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Living with poverty: Pakistan testimonies

Allah Bux: older generation

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Basran: desperate times

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Chhutta: migrant’s tale

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Fatima: vulnerable lives

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Hodat: diversifying business

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Karim Bux: lacking support

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Khamiso: looking back

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Kishore: living prudently

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Mircho: losing dignity

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Nasreen: just surviving

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Nazeer: high standards

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Salma: independent spirit

These accounts cover many aspects of poverty, but all convey a powerful sense of exclusion and marginalisation.

Testimonies

Allah Bux: older generation

Basran: desperate times

Chhutta: migrant’s tale

Fatima: vulnerable lives

Hodat: diversifying business

Karim Bux: lacking support

Khamiso: looking back

Kishore: living prudently

Mircho: losing dignity

Nasreen: just surviving

Nazeer: high standards

Salma: independent spirit

Key themes

Introduction to the project

Loans and debt

Survival strategies

The cost of poverty

Environmental decline

Gender

Political representation

Powerlessness

Insecurity and conflict

Education

Food security and health