About 40 per cent of our population is living below the poverty line and many are unemployed. According to official facts, Pakistan has an estimated two percent growth rate which turns out to be around 3.20 million every year. This massive growing population is just adding to the problems.
There is no denying that Pakistan has a fast developing economy which no doubt is making its middle class grow swiftly but this is creating more and more need for energy and opportunities which our stakeholders are failing to provide.
Growing oil prices in the international market is causing almost every item of necessity to be doubled and sometimes tripled every year. Overpopulation, unemployment and inflation are proving to be major restrictions in our path to progress. These problems should be discussed as soon as possible, giving them priority over other issues.
SWERA IJAZ, SALWA NOOR
Karachi