Stories from Dr Ali M Mir
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Environmental cost of population growth
Rapid population growth in Pakistan fuels air pollution and smog, exacerbating environmental health crises.
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Need for a population management council
Both centralised and decentralised models are available depending on the form of government
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Time to exercise leadership
Despite vast potential, Pakistan’s human development indices are declining
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Rethinking national priorities
Our route to success lies in harnessing untapped potential of 118m women who constitute half of our population
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Assessing our nation’s progress — 76 years on
Our progress in many fields, despite insurmountable odds, has been impressive
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The cruel sea: wake-up call for our economic transformation
Drawing parallels between Vietnam two decades ago and Pakistan today reveals striking similarities
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Climate change, rising temperatures and our health
Creating a balance between people and resources is essential to ensuring the survival
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Popularising family planning
Pakistan can ill-afford to add nearly 17,000 newborns each day to its already huge population
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When leaders got it right
Most of the world’s largest economies comprise the G20 countries which held their latest summit in Bali