Pakistan: Poor suffer as cash crunch hits charity projects
28 May 2023 |
5:43 am
With Pakistan's economic turmoil worsening, those in poverty are suffering most. The country is in the midst of a serious financial crisis caused by a long delay in the $1.1 billion bailout from the IMF.
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