Population crisis
The last mile of family planning is covered only when a woman can make an informed choice, reach dependable care and return home safely.
Updated 09 Sep, 2026 07:59am
Pakistan records around 700,000 stillbirths a year, highest in world; 42 out of every 1,000 babies die within their first month.
Published 11 Aug, 2026 06:48am
PM Shehbaz urges all stakeholders to recognise 2.55 growth rate as national issue.
Published 11 Jul, 2026 02:14pm
WORLD Population Day has traditionally prompted discussions on population growth and fertility rates. This year’s...
Updated 11 Jul, 2026 08:21am
Managing or steering population issues must ensure that the gap between the rights and needs of the most vulnerable and poorest families is bridged.
Updated 11 Jul, 2026 08:27am
Health minister says PM Shehbaz has constituted a committee, which includes the field marshal, on population management.
Updated 10 Jul, 2026 07:36am
Reading Pakistan's demographic question through the Economic Survey 2025-26.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 10:56am
Pakistan’s youth bulge was supposed to be its economic trump card, but it is now being nullified by nutritional shortfalls, exploitative employment and a lack of opportunities.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 09:16am
The government found out how bad Pakistan’s nutrition levels were in 2018 but its budget doesn’t reflect the concern.
Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:06pm
PAKISTAN’S population debate has seen moments of concern, followed by long stretches of inaction.
Updated 06 Apr, 2026 08:37am
Population Council country director says girls' education, skills, empowerment fundamental to transforming economy, improving family wellbeing.
Updated 12 Dec, 2025 10:17am
Sindh CM stresses population balance central to social, economic progress; journalist Arifa Noor highlights govts' lack of focus on issue.
Updated 03 Dec, 2025 12:18am
Maleeha Lodhi deplores drop in Pakistan’s HDI ranking; Raza Rabbani highlights youth’s alienation from policymaking.
Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:56am
Mushahid highlights constitutional ‘flaw’ of basing resource allocation on population, rather than level of development.
Updated 03 Dec, 2025 12:10am
Despite billions in funds, nothing to show: Aurangzeb WB official says jobs without skills are a "liability".
Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:56am
Planning minister warns country could reach 370m by 2050, with annual addition of 4-4.5m people — equivalent to New Zealand.
Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:55am
Mushahid Hussain, Maleeha Lodhi note lack of political will and issue's low ranking in govt's priorities; experts highlight alarming figures compared to rest of South Asia.
Updated 02 Dec, 2025 02:43pm
If domestic and foreign investment doesn’t flow into agriculture and manufacturing in a big way, how on earth will new jobs be created?
Updated 01 Dec, 2025 07:45am
On the scale of population governance, Pakistan offers an interesting story of the rise and fall of population management policies.
Updated 30 Nov, 2025 10:28pm
Notable speakers include PM Shehbaz, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.
Updated 30 Nov, 2025 11:04am
Population growth, when unaccompanied by strong human development, traps an economy in a cycle of low productivity and low investment.
Published 29 Nov, 2025 11:30am
All available evidence points to a clear link between a prevailing lack of gender equality and a continuously high population growth rate.
Updated 29 Nov, 2025 11:30am
The pressure of rapid population growth is visible not only in labour markets but across all public systems.
Published 27 Nov, 2025 11:30am
Pakistan has treated its population primarily as a narrow family planning concern rather than a development imperative.
Published 26 Nov, 2025 11:31am
The moment demands political courage and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths: our institutions weren’t designed for 255 million people, and our policies still assume natural abundance that no longer exists.
Updated 26 Nov, 2025 01:18am
Already home to over 241.5m people, the country is projected to cross 300m by 2030 and approach 400m by 2050.
Updated 24 Nov, 2025 07:23pm
While some companies exited the local market, others started operations, says finance minister.
Updated 22 Oct, 2025 10:32pm
Parliamentarians welcome Council of Islamic Ideology’s endorsement of birth spacing.
Updated 21 Oct, 2025 10:34am
PM calls for comprehensive population planning, emphasises initiatives for youth and female empowerment.
Published 07 Aug, 2025 07:30pm
We seem to know what to do. But what appears to be missing is political will.
Updated 28 Jul, 2025 09:19am
