Zeba Sathar
The cost of inaction in achieving a fertility transition and a reduction in population growth rate since the 1980s is high.
Updated 23 Nov, 2024 09:23am
We do not need data to recognise the inequality of lives across Pakistan.
Updated 11 Jul, 2024 09:01am
Among numerous remedies for reviving the economy, the strong potential impact of reducing the population growth rate was overlooked.
Updated 29 Jun, 2024 09:24am
A consensus has to be reached that reducing fertility rates ought to be a policy objective.
Updated 11 Dec, 2023 10:01am
If matters continue, Rizwana’s parents will have no choice but to send their children to work.
Updated 19 Aug, 2023 08:59am
Govt must both invest in structural reforms and enhance fiscal space to expand access to family planning services.
Updated 08 Jun, 2023 08:54am
The new population narrative asks that the state should not be the controller but the enabler.
Updated 16 Jan, 2023 08:59am
Pakistan needs to wake up to the apocalypse — 1.4m unwanted births each year.
Updated 26 Nov, 2022 09:03am
We have neglected the health of millions of women and children.
Updated 10 Sep, 2022 08:43am
After witnessing one of history’s largest migrations, Pakistan’s population grew from 30m in 1951 to 220m in 2022. A lack of...
Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:12am
If the pilot testing in August is to be followed by the full census in October 2022, it must entail a full dress rehearsal.
Updated 04 Jul, 2022 09:47am
Across the country, climate and population pressures will eventually lead to shortages in food.
Updated 06 Jun, 2022 08:38am
Trust must be rebuilt for provinces to have faith in the results of the 2022 census.
Published 05 Mar, 2022 07:13am
The topic of population has been absent from our national discourse. Are things changing now?
Published 13 Feb, 2022 09:34am
By not focusing on human development and population planning, we are fostering alienation and making way for implosion.
Updated 08 Jul, 2021 08:35am
There is no conversation on population growth.
Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:54am
When the next census takes place, it must be with the right intent, full preparation and transparency.
Updated 01 Jan, 2021 07:14am
A situation which could have been avoided can now exacerbate regional and ethnic inequalities and tensions.
Published 26 Oct, 2020 08:03am
It is unacceptable to shift the blame for policy failures onto the people.
Published 11 Jul, 2020 06:52am
Let’s have campaigns with clear, honest messages before conspiracy theories take over.
Published 13 Jun, 2020 07:47am
