Next SC campaign to tackle population control, says CJP.

Birmingham -- Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday revealed that the next campaign of Supreme Court would be centred around population control.

Speaking to media following a fundraising event in Birmingham for the construction of dams here, Justice Nisar said that he is planning to spearhead a drive spreading awareness about population control. 'A task force for family planning under Health Secretary Captain (retd) Zahid Saeed was already created and has come up with a report on the matter,' he said.

'There will be a conference regarding this in the Supreme Court... on December 12 or 13, and the prime minister and I will also be part of the conference.' 'Your [country's] resources are shrinking and that will continue to eventually create disparity and saturation [of resources],' the CJP said. 'This is one of the most fundamental issues of the country and it needs to be combated.' According to the 2017 census, which was held after a gap of 19 years, the...