Secretary For Working Together To Control Growing Population
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Population Department’s Efforts to Control Rapid Growth
Quetta, August 20, 2026 (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News) – Secretary Population Zafar Ali Buledi, Director General Population Ghulam Mustafa, and other speakers emphasized the need for collaboration to address the challenges posed by rapid population growth. They were addressing participants of the Commodity Requirement Tool (CR) Training Workshop on Strengthening the Quantification of Family Planning Items and CR, organized by the Population Welfare Department and UNFPA.
Speakers’ Key Points:
- The Population Department is collaborating with stakeholders to strengthen family planning item quantification.
- Unbalanced population growth and resource availability may exacerbate economic and social pressures.
- The National Council for Population, established under federal government supervision, will formulate a national strategy and ensure policy coordination between federal and provincial governments.
- Pakistan’s young population can be a valuable asset if provided with quality education, skills, healthcare, and employment opportunities.
- The real strength of a country lies in the productivity and well-being of its population, not just in population size.
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