Over 50 pc Pakistanis living below poverty line :EAC

A meeting of Economic Advisory Council (EAC) held on Saturday with Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in the chair discussed all aspects of national economy. The meeting conceded that more than half of the country’s population was living below the poverty line. The meeting decided that any individual earning less than Rs200 or 2 US dollar daily would be considered as poor. The EAC meeting also discussed an increase in the salaries of government employees from July. Any decision in this regard would be taken before the budget.