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Examining SDG 1 in Pakistan: Efforts Towards Poverty Alleviation Introduction to Examining SDG 1 in Pakistan: Efforts Towards Poverty Alleviation Pakistan, like many developing countries, faces significant challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 1, which aims to end poverty in all its forms everywhere by 2030. Despite progress made over the past two decades, where poverty has been reduced by more than half since 2000, the country still grapples with substantial poverty  levels . The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these challenges, increasing poverty rates and necessitating immediate government interventions. Overview of SDG 1 in Pakistan Poverty Levels:  As of 2015-16, about 24.3% of Pakistan's population lived below the national poverty line, with a higher percentage living below the lower middle-income poverty  line.  Implementation  of 2030 Agenda . Poverty in Pakistan has been recorded by the World Bank at 18.7-25.3%...