Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said the rapid rate of population is putting immense stress on our limited resources.

He was addressing at the one day national symposium on ‘Alarming Growth in Population in Islamabad organized by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan.

He said essential resources like water are already facing pressure due to increased use by expanding population. He lamented that no attention was paid to build dams for the last 40 years.

Mian Saqib Nisar said we have to promote the better usage of water in the country to meet the requirements of burgeoning population. He said population of Pakistan could reach to 450 million in thirty years if current rate of growth is not checked.

He said media can play an important role in spreading awareness about merits of less population for national development.

He assured the government of judiciary’s complete cooperation in implementing a Madinah like state in Pakistan.

Earlier, renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel said Imran Khan is the first prime minister who presented the concept of state of Madinah. He said poverty and social pressures are important causes of population growth. Maulana Tariq Jameel said the issue of population control needs to be seriously taken.