Population crisis
The cost of inaction in achieving a fertility transition and a reduction in population growth rate since the 1980s is high.
Updated 23 Nov, 2024 09:23am
"Children are experiencing a myriad of crises [...] these are set to intensify in the years to come,” says Unicef executive director.
Updated 21 Nov, 2024 10:53am
Call for ensuring contraceptive security, ulema support.
Updated 04 Nov, 2024 12:19pm
The increasing urbanisation trend necessitates more proactive measures to create jobs in cities where the population growth
Updated 28 Oct, 2024 09:37am
Says rapid population growth is multiplying urbanisation challenges.
Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:07am
Terms Sindh a success story where population planning has been integrated with health services.
Published 26 Sep, 2024 07:05am
A third of Pakistan’s urban population lives in Karachi and Lahore, leading to unplanned sprawl and growth of...
Updated 09 Sep, 2024 10:47am
Pakistan can also control its growth rate by following the examples of its peers and implementing functional family planning programmes and campaigns.
Updated 22 Jul, 2024 08:41am
Number of cities with over 0.5m people rises from 14 to 22; over 25m children aged 5-16 are "out of school".
Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:01am
Unexpected population peak stems from several factors, including lower levels of fertility in the world’s largest countries.
Updated 13 Jul, 2024 09:25am
As Pakistan's population surges past 240 million, the nation grapples with a demographic crisis demanding urgent reforms to stave off the looming threats of poverty and inequality.
Published 11 Jul, 2024 11:48am
Suggests stronger legislation on family planning to accelerate development.
Updated 11 May, 2024 01:34pm
Workshop held to assess the implementation status of NAP and highlight challenges and hurdles.
Published 24 Apr, 2024 08:14am
Muqaddar Shah notes study findings offer critical insights into the intersection of climate change and population dynamics.
Published 10 Mar, 2024 07:24am
Population Council director programmes says "strong political resolve is imperative to achieving balance between population and resources".
Published 22 Feb, 2024 07:53am
Women’s rights should be at the centre of the political agenda.
Updated 23 Dec, 2023 08:54am
“If we continued with lethargic attitude towards the population bulge, we may be left with no option but to suffer," says official.
Updated 10 Nov, 2023 10:08am
The focus should be on the 6m babies born each year.
Published 03 Nov, 2023 07:24am
2.3pc population growth rate since 2017, reveals Pakistan Digital Census 2023.
Published 13 Aug, 2023 06:49am
As one of the countries most vulnerable to climate-induced disasters, Pakistan cannot hope to mitigate looming climate-induced disasters for such a huge population.
Published 21 Jun, 2023 12:21pm
Dr Zeba Sathar stresses the need to increase allocations to the Population Fund.
Published 13 Jun, 2023 07:17am
Enumerators could hardly count 19m people despite multiple extensions in deadline.
Published 15 May, 2023 07:04am
KARACHI: The Population Research Centre (PRC), Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi hosted its first...
Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:55am
The new population narrative asks that the state should not be the controller but the enabler.
Updated 16 Jan, 2023 08:59am
Field workers can provide contraceptive products but cannot change the mindset that family planning is un-Islamic.
Published 11 Oct, 2022 07:58am
Pakistan has no future if it continues to grow at this pace...
Published 24 Jul, 2022 06:38am
Population explosion identified as one of the causes of poverty, child labour and rising maternal mortality rate.
Updated 09 Jul, 2021 09:38am
Balochistan is most rapidly urbanising province followed by Sindh, Punjab and KP.
Updated 24 May, 2021 07:40am
Report marks Afghanistan and Pakistan as the fastest-growing populations in the regions.
Updated 21 Jul, 2020 07:59am
Investment on girl’s education was the best solution to reduce population growth, suggests PU teacher.
Updated 04 Oct, 2019 09:19am
