QUETTA, Jul 24 (APP):Governor Balochistan, Jaffar Khan Mandokhel on Friday urged the concerned authorities to expand the awareness campaign regarding family planning to the district and union council levels and take more steps to control the excessive population growth for transforming the population of Pakistan and Balochistan into a powerful engine of lasting peace, prosperity and economic development. He expressed these views while addressing the participants of an event organized …
Governor urges to create awareness about family planning
QUETTA, Jul 24 (APP):Governor Balochistan, Jaffar Khan Mandokhel on Friday urged the concerned authorities to expand the awareness campaign regarding family planning to the district and union council levels and take more steps to control the excessive population growth for transforming the population of Pakistan and Balochistan into a powerful engine of lasting peace, prosperity and economic development.
He expressed these views while addressing the participants of an event organized here at a local hotel to mark World Population Day.
Provincial Minister, Mir Asim Kurd Gellu, Parliamentary Secretary, Prince Agha Umar Ahmadzai, Member Provincial Assembly, Dr. Nawaz Kabzai, Provincial Secretary, Zafar Buledi, HonDP’s Zulfiqar Durrani, former Senator, Roshan Khurshid Brocha, BRSP Chairman, Malik Anwar Saleem Kasi, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Tahir Rashid and Director Governor Secretariat, Atta-ur-Rehman Khilji were also present on the occasion, along with people from different walks of life.
Addressing the participants, the Governor said that the population of any country was fundamentally linked to the people, their standard of living, employment opportunities and their economic well-being.
He said that Pakistan’s population would reach 260 million by the end of this year, which presented Pakistan with two major challenges, the first was to manage the rapidly growing population, the second and perhaps more important was to transform this large population into a skilled, productive, healthy and skilled workforce.
Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhel said that Pakistan was the country with the youngest population in the entire region, while Balochistan was the youngest province of Pakistan in terms of its population.
He said that this young population represented an extraordinary opportunity, but the future of Pakistan would not depend on how many people, the important point was how much quality education was provided to them, how effectively they equip them with modern skills, how successfully employment opportunities would be created and how confidently they would be empowered to contribute to national development.
He said it was a matter of satisfaction that they have started skill development programs in the public sector universities which would yield positive results.
