Social, living standards acrossmost provinces abysmally poor
Social, living standards acrossmost provinces abysmally poor National Mehtab Haider Most districts of Balochistan, Sindh, KP, southern Punjab show poor standards; surveyfinds 16pc households facing food insecurity; literacy rate for 10-year olds, above stagnantat 60pc since 2014-15 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Social andLiving Standard Measurement(PSLM) survey for 2019-20 showsthat the literacy rate for 10 yearsand above remained stagnant at 60percent compared to the findingsof the same survey done in 2014-15.The results also demonstrate that14 percent of household experiencedmoderate food insecu...