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Federal Government of Pakistan
Coverage of Federal Government of Pakistan in the Nexus archive.
- Govt pins hopes on Field Marshal Munir to tackle population growth
The Pakistani federal government has turned to Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir to address uncontrolled population growth, as discussed in a Senate committee meeting led by Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal. The government is revising the National Finance Commission (NFC) formula to disincentivize population growth and has introduced tax exemptions for contraceptives to reduce birth rates.