Maryam vows to check population growth
She added, 'Rapid increase in population growth rate has become a root of many economic and social problems.' She highlighted, 'Main reason for poverty, child labour, poor healthcare, insufficient educational resources and food scarcity is the uncontrolled expansion of population.'
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