‘Population planning vital for State’s progress’

By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that properly educated, trained and the productively engaged population is an asset for the country. “Proper population planning with a sharp focus on health and nutrition needs of mother and child has become inevitable to turn Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir into a developed, prosperous and welfare society,” he emphasized.
Talking to a seven-member delegation of Pathfinders International which called on him here on Tuesday under the leadership of AJK Population Welfare Minister, Mustafa Bashir Abbasi and Country Director Pathfinder, Ms Tabinda
Sarosh, President Masood said that the rapid population growth and limited resources are creating hurdles and some complicated problems in Pakistan and AJK.