RAWALPINDI: Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ali has said the Population Welfare Department Rawalpindi is carrying out activities at the grassroots level to create awareness about healthy families.

“There are 66 family welfare centres and seven family welfare clinics and five special counters operating in the district,” he said.

He said Pakistan is the fifth largest country in the world in terms of population and its growth rate is even higher.

He was presiding over a meeting to review activities of the department.

The deputy commissioner said Population Welfare Department should intensify its activities in rural areas, especially among women.

He said special counters of Population Welfare Department have been set up at Rawalpindi Railway Station, GPO Chowk Murree, Gujar Khan, New Murree bus stands and Panjner Road Kahuta.

Published in Dawn, December 22nd, 2021