Pakistan reports lowest unemployment rate in South Asia: World Bank

The results of a survey based on the World Bank’s (WB) data, showed Pakistan as the country with the lowest unemployment rate in the entire region. According to the findings, 4.3 percent Pakistanis were unemployed, while regional rival and immediate neighbor India had the highest unemployment rate at 8%. In Maldives the rate was found to be 6.3% and Sri Lanka’s 5.9%.

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A day after the South Asia Index ranked Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan attributed this feat in view of the regional situation to his team.

Source: Express Tribune