ISLAMABAD: The government on Sunday announced that it plans to constitute a Population Commission o
f Pakist
an and Population Task Force to curb the alarming population grow
th rate in the country.
According to details, the task force will work under the formulated commission, whose main o
bjective is to derive plans for all stakeholders to help reduce the growing population in the country, while also adhering to religious doctrines.
The task force will also develop consensus on implementation of other priority areas of population as mentioned in Vision 2025, 12th Five Ye
ar Plan (2018-23), London Summit on Family Planning 2012 and SDGs.
A document was issued on Sunday mentioning plans for the next fiscal year, according to which, significant measures will be taken to counter the growing population rate o
f Pakistan.
In this regard, the Provincial and Federating governments will be taken on-board to achieve the desired o
bjectives.