Pakistan is faced with the twin challenges of reviving growth and reducing poverty.  This requires rapid economic growth, which is equitable in nature and broad based in its reach.  While reducing poverty helps growth, by enabling the poor to participate productively in the economy, growth in itself is not sufficient for poverty reduction.  The quality of growth, in terms of its relative impact on various segments of society, determines its impact on poverty.  For growth to reduce poverty, it must emanate from sectors that have greater employment generation capability.