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Population Welfare Dept’s achievements enumerated
Peshawar
January 8, 2021
PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Population Welfare, Syed Ahmad Hussain Shah, said on Thursday steps were being taken to strike a balance between the population and resources.
This he said while speaking at a press conference on the two-year performance of his department, said an official handout.
According to the 2017 census, the population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (including the merged districts) is 35.55 million, he said, adding the annual population growth rate of KP has been recorded at 2.89 per cent.
He said despite the increase in the population, the performance indicators of the Population Welfare Department have improved.