LAHORE: President Population Association of Pakistan (PAP) and Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Chairman Professor Dr Nizamuddin has said on Monday that the country’s population will exceed 390 million by the time it is a hundred years old. It has been estimated that the population of Pakistan might exceed from 390 million in 2047, the year when we would be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the country”, he said while talking to the media at Government College University (GCU) Lahore. He also agreed that population studies should be made a part of the curricula at all levels of education while pledging GCU’s wholehearted support for the 18th National Population Research Conference. He said that there are pressure groups which don’t allow the government to introduce radical reforms in order to control the population growth. Bargad Organization Executive Director Sabiha Shaheen, University of Education VC Professor Dr Rauf-e-Azam and distinguished historian Professor Dr Tahir Kamran were also present on the occasion.

Source: Pakistan Today December 18, 2017 16:07 UTC