President Asif Ali Zardari has said that there is a need of addressing population explosion as resource crunch, poverty, inadequate infrastructure and environmental threat are the biggest problems being faced by Pakistan

In his message on the occasion of World Population Day, the president said the need for indeed the demographic factor had been the single most important factor in the developmental agenda.0

He said that a balance had to be struck between the population growth and the available resources for sustainable development if quality service was to be provided to everyone especially in the remote and rural areas.

“I am pleased to learn that the 26th World Population Day this year is focusing on the availability of reproductive health services. These services are indispensable for the development of any society but have remained elusive to a large number of women”, he added.

The president said in his message that the government had accorded high priority to the reproductive health services.

He also urged all the concerned to pay greater attention and make greater investment for providing basic education and health services to women especially in the rural areas.