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National
January 22, 2021
PESHAWAR: Up to 18 per cent of women in Pakistan aged 20-24 reported being married before the age of 18 as compared to 4.7 per cent men in the same age bracket, said the data released by Pakistan Demographic Health Survey (PDHS) 2017-18.
Citing the document, women rights activists said on Thursday the data showed that child marriages stood at 28 per cent in settled and 35 per cent in the tribal districts of KP.
They pointed out that the legal age for marriage for girls in Pakistan is 16 years, under the Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) 1929, except for the province of Sindh where it has been increased to 18 years for both girls and boys.
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.