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Govt to unveil strategy to curb population growth
The Pakistani government plans to reduce the population growth rate from 2.55% to 1.25% by 2035 through a national strategy involving provinces and stakeholders. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized population control as a critical national challenge and welcomed a Chinese firm's investment to modernize grain storage infrastructure.
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