Alvi for control in population growth rate.

ISLAMABAD -- While expressing his concern over increasing popuAlation in the country, President Dr. Arif Alvi on Friday called for checking its current pace of growth by creAating awareness among people about its socio-ecoAnomic implications.

In a meeting with Special Assistant to Prime MinAister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza, who called on him at Awan-e Sadr, President Alvi asked the Federal PopuAlation Task Force to intensify efforts to achieve its obAjectives.

The meeting reviewed the progress on the deciAsions taken during the previous two meetings of task force and decided to convene the third one at the earAliest to materialise the body's goals.

They noted...