World Bank: Pakistan Faces 'Low-Growth Trap' and 'Silent Crisis' of Poverty, Stunting
• Pakistan's economy stuck in 'low-growth trap' with poor human development and increasing poverty, says World Bank • Launched series of policy notes outlining reforms needed for productive, sustainable, resilient, and healthy Pakistan • Notes focus on critical issues like child stunting, fiscal sustainability, private sector, energy, agriculture, climate change • Almost 40% of children suffer from stunted growth; over 78% can't read by age 10 - signs of 'silent crisis' • Additional spending on water and sanitation could halve stunting rates over a decade with positive impacts