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02/12/2022

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01/12/2022

Washington: With the Pakistan Army undergoing a major leadership change, the US has said that it views a "prosperous" and "democratic" Pakistan as critical to its interests, and it wants to continue working with Islamabad to promote stability in the region.
Former ISI chief General Asim Munir has replaced General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retired on November 29 after serving two consecutive three-year terms as Pakistan's Army chief in the coup-prone country, where the military wields considerable power in matters of security and foreign policy.

Pakistan Army General Sahir Shamshad Mirza on Sunday took charge as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) after his predecessor, Gen (retd) Nadeem Raza, hung up his boots a day earlier.

With the Pakistan Army undergoing a major leadership change, the US has said that it views a "prosperous" and "democratic" Pakistan as critical to its interests, and it wants to continue working with Islamabad to promote stability in the region.

01/12/2022

Pakistan's total population will likely surge past 330 million by 2050, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Thursday, as she stressed the need to control the growth rate.

"Soon, a national emergency plan will be unveiled to deal with the growing population," she said during her address to a ceremony held to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Population Council.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a national action task force meeting next week in this regard, and provinces have also been given representation in it, she said.

Providing predictions of the population growth in the years to come, the federal minister said the populace is expected to hit 260.3 million in 2030 and 330.8 million by 2050.

She also said as the world's total population hit 8 billion during the ongoing year, Pakistan's populace reached 230 million. "In 75 years, Pakistan's population has reached from 30 million to 230 million."

Aurangzeb said in terms of population, Pakistan is the fifth largest country.

Pakistan's population, she said, is growing at 2% annually, and it is essential for the government to deal with the challenges related to it. She said there is a need for a national narrative on the issue.