Speakers press strong legislation, sustained political commitment to achieve sustainable population growth
By Hamid Khan Wazir
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Senator Syed Shibli Faraz, Federal Minister of Science and Technology, has said that the government is fully committed to ensure universal access to family planning services and is working towards achieving a sustainable population growth rate in light of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) decisions that call for stronger legislation and increased investment on family planning programs in the country.
He made these remarks while speaking at the third meeting of the Parliamentary Forum on Population here on Thursday.
The meeting was organized online by the Population Council with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which was attended by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, the Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Forum on Population, members of the senate, legislators from the national and provincial assemblies re