Pakistan observes Int'l Day for Eradication of Poverty

Children play outside their shelters at a slum on the outskirts of northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Oct. 17, 2018. Designated to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed on Oct. 17 every year since 1993. (Xinhua/Umar Qayyum)