Importance of family planning highlighted

KHANEWAL:

Deputy Commissioner Shahid Farid said it was not possible for the government to distribute resources equally without controlling population growth.

He expressed these views in a symposium organised on Saturday by the district administration and the population welfare department. CEO Health Dr Muhammad Arshad, District Welfare Officer Rao Muhammad Rashid, the deputy director colleges and civil society members were present on the occasion. He urged the citizens to play their due role in population control.

The other speakers highlighted the negative impacts of growing population on national resources and said that it was necessary to follow the slogan of ‘less children, prosperous family’. An awareness rally was also organised.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 24^th, 2022.