We too could have been a member of this elite club had we focused on and fully implemented three strategic decisions that our leaders took during the country’s chequered history. In 1965, President Ayub Khan took a keen personal interest in population planning. He underscored its importance as a key development imperative and provided the political will that was needed to launch a large-scale family planning programme in the country. The entire civil bureaucracy at that time was galvanised, right up to the level of deputy and assistant commissioners who took an active part in population welfare activities. Leadership is about taking the right decisions at the right time and seeing them through.

Source: The Express Tribune November 24, 2022 15:58 UTC