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Ahsan Iqbal urged the provincial governments to make their population control programmes more effective to curtail the rising trends of country\u2019s populace.<\/p>\n<p>He also announced that a Data-Fest will be organized in May this year, enabling the private and public sector, civil society, academia, federal and provincial governments to use the census data effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Iqbal said that census data can be used for future planning to improve governance, promote business and strengthen economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Friday expressed concern over the rising population of Pakistan, urging provincial governments to make their population control programmes more effective. Addressing a news conference after visiting Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) office, the federal minister regretted over population growth ratio of 2.55 percent. 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