Pakistan SC Endorses 'Family Planning' To Curb Population Explosion; Quotes Indian Example

Ashok Kini

15 Jan 2019 9:45 PM IST

""The Courts and the legislature and executive in India nevertheless remained uncompromising in the object of population reduction. As a result of these stringent legislative measures complimented by judicial support, in the year 2017 the annual population growth percentage in India has decreased to 1.1% while that of Pakistan remains at 2.0%."

Likening the population growth in the country to a 'ticking bomb', the Supreme Court of Pakistan has called upon policymakers, legislators, care providers, civil society activists and religious scholars' to promote 'responsible parenthood behaviours' and 'family planning'. The three judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar delivered its verdict in the suo...

Pakistan SC Endorses 'Family Planning' To Curb Population Explosion; Quotes Indian Example

Ashok Kini

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