Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world's population lives on less than… Read More
7 years ago
Population
US foreign-born population swells to highest in over a century
The number of foreign-born people in the United States grew last year to its highest… Read More
7 years ago
Population sector needs immediate attention for economic growth: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said the unchecked population growth was a… Read More
7 years ago
Sindh govt claims to provide water to 53pc population, drainage facility to 40pc
KARACHI: The Sindh government through Public Health Engineering Department provides drinking water to 16.567 million… Read More
8 years ago
China’s Shanghai to battle ‘big city disease’ by limiting population to 25 million
SHANGHAI: China’s financial hub of Shanghai will limit its population to 25 million people by… Read More
8 years ago
Karachi’s population no less than 30 million, says Farooq Sattar
KARACHI: Expressing apprehensions on the provisional results of census 2017, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief… Read More
8 years ago
Army expresses unflinching resolve to ensure security of population along LoC
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Friday expressed unflinching resolve to ensure security of its population, and… Read More
8 years ago
132 million in 1998, Pakistan’s population now reaches 207.7 million: census report
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has presented a provisional census report showing the country’s current… Read More
8 years ago
Final phase of housing, population census kicks off today
RAWALPINDI: The second and final phase of sixth national housing and population census is underway… Read More
8 years ago
Second block of first phase of census begins today
ISLAMABAD: The population and household count in the second block of the phase one under… Read More
8 years ago
Army Chief approves deployment of troops during population census
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qammar Javed Bajwa on Friday approved the plan to… Read More
9 years ago
The population of blockaded Gaza Strip has reached two million
GAZA STRIP: The two millionth person has been born in Gaza, with the birth of… Read More
9 years ago
Asia’s ageing population to cost $20 trillion: study
SINGAPORE: Asia's population is ageing faster than anywhere in the world, a study said Thursday,… Read More
9 years ago
22,000 personnel to be recruited in Sindh police under supervision of Army: Nisar
KARACHI: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday said 22,000 personnel, including 2,000 ex-military… Read More
9 years ago
Erdogan tells Turkish women to have ‘at least 3 kids’
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged Turkish women to have at least three children,… Read More
9 years ago
China’s population to grow 45 million by 2020: plan
BEIJING: China expects its population to rise by around 45 million -- almost the number… Read More
9 years ago
Hindu population in India drops below 80pc as Muslim ratio rises
NEW DELHI: India's Hindus have dropped below 80 per cent of the population for the… Read More
10 years ago
Muslim population could catch up with Christians globally: study
WASHINGTON: The Muslim and Christian populations could be nearly equal by 2050, with Islam expected… Read More
10 years ago
Population census to be conducted in March 2016
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has approved holding population census in March 2016,… Read More
10 years ago
India's birth rate shrinks due to female literacy
NEW DELHI: India's birth rate declined dramatically in the last two decades due in part… Read More
11 years ago