Pakistan: population control.

Byline: NASIR SOOMRO - Karachi

I recently watched an interview on a private news channel, about a man having 33 kids, after marrying three wives despite having a low profile job in Balochistan. He wants to make the record of at least 100 kids. He wished to get married for the fourth time and have more kids. 5 of his children have died at the time of birth. This is grotesque picture of our population explosion.

Taking the example of this case, it is concluded that illiteracy is the major cause of over-population in Pakistan. People, especially poor, are incapable of understanding the detrimental effects that overpopulation causes. Lack of...