A large portion of the population in Pakistan is uneducated and unaware about their capabilities.
· A number of people in Pakistan are living their lives without realizing their income and expenditure thus unable to strike a balance between these.
· The rate of individual income in Pakistan is very low. A man on the street hardly gets his truly need fulfilled within his income.
· The unemployment in Pakistan is the greatest cause of poverty. The resources of Pakistan are underdeveloped and the chances for the employment are very rare than the rate of population.
· The rate of population in Pakistan is very high, the burden of a big family is on the shoulders of a single individual.
· There are very less chances of establishing small business in Pakistan with little capital.
· They don't even get loan on easy terms from banks.
· The high prices of the commodities do not leave a common man to arrange himself for progress and thus the culture of saving is diminishing.
The survival of poor people has become very difficult and they feel it a Herculean task to survive with both the ends meet.

These are some rOOt Causes of POVERTY in PAKISTAN