The economy cannot bear the burden of a yearly increase of six million people
\nIslamabad
\nChairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain said on Friday that the number of children born in Pakistan yearly is more than the total population of many developed countries.
\nHe added that the country\u2019s economy and resources cannot bear the burden of an increase in population of six million people per year.
\nMian Zahid Hussain said that the population growth rate in Pakistan is the highest in the world. In contrast, the growth rate is lower than that of African countries, which shows the deterioration of the situation.
\nTalking to the business community, the veteran business leader said that Pakistan\u2019s population growth rate is 2.55%, India\u2019s 0.7%, China\u2019s 0.1% and Bangladesh\u2019s 1.1%.
\nDue to the weak economy and growing population, forty percent of children in the country lack adequate nutrition; the maternal and child mortality rate is the highest in the world, he said.
\nThe business leader said that apart from Afghanistan, only Pakistan has the honor that polio disease has not been eradicated here.
\nMuch of the population lacks clean drinking water, jaundice and tuberculosis are common, and one in four adults has diabetes.
\nMian Zahid Hussain further said that nearly two and a half million children in Pakistan are deprived of schooling, and a few percent of those who have access to schools are forced to seek substandard education.
\nPakistan is also at the top in terms of environmental pollution, and its cities are often ranked among the most polluted cities in the world.
\nIn these circumstances, the influential groups of the society have devised their systems for managing health, education, security, housing, water employment etc.
\nMian Zahid Hussain further said that some economic stability has come from the IMF standby agreement, along with the recent successful review of the IMF, investors\u2019 confidence has also increased, due to which the stock exchange rose by 58,000 points.
\nExports and remittances have also seen an increase in the last month. The value of the rupee has stabilized. Due to SIFC\u2019s initiatives, people\u2019s confidence in the country\u2019s economic future has increased.
\nMore political and economic stability is expected in case of an election. Despite all these positive signs, the country\u2019s long-standing problems are still in place, for the solution of which the whole nation will have to unite, and there is no chance for chaos and politics of vandalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The economy cannot bear the burden of a yearly increase of six million people Islamabad Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain said on Friday that the number of children born in Pakistan yearly is more than the total […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[8860],"class_list":{"0":"post-370145","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-mian-zahid"},"yoast_head":"\n