Urbanisation patterns over the past two decades dictate that the future is decidedly city-bound. The UN-Habitat’s World Cities Report 2022 shows that the global urban population will increase from 54 ...

As Pakistan is expected to become the world's fifth most populous country by 2026, the UNFPA emphasizes the importance of ...

Pakistan’s population has crossed an estimated 257 million at midyear, placing it among the world’s most populous nations even as its fertility and growth rates continue to decline, according to a ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s population has expanded beyond 257 million at midyear, keeping the country among the world’s largest populations even as birth rates and growth indicators continue to trend ...

Pakistan's long-delayed fertility transition has stagnated, showing little to no progress since 2006, according to a new study launched by the Population Council with the support of the Foreign, ...

Out of 1,817 temples and gurdwaras in the Muslim-majority nation, only 37 remain functional, according to a new report reviewed by Pakistan’s Parliamentary Committee on the Minority Caucus. Here’s why ...

35-year-old Gul Rukh Bibi still remembers the silence that followed the birth of her eighth child: there were no congratulations, no whispered prayers, no relatives arriving with sweets. Only the ...

China is willing to intensify cooperation with Pakistan in fighting terrorism and telecom crime, Wang Xiaohong, China's public security minister, said in a meeting with Pakistan's interior and counter ...

Pakistan's former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics. Faiz Hameed led Pakistan's ...

World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results adopts the analytical framework of the demographic transition—the historic shift towards longer lives and smaller families—approximated here by the ...