{
  "id": 19757449,
  "title": "Rapid population growth termed ‘national emergency’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/rapid-population-growth-termed-national-emergency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T04:15:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2044151/rapid-population-growth-termed-national-emergency"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "• Ahsan Iqbal seeks linking NFC award to development, sustainability indicators • Scholars highlight role of birth spacing in protecting mother, child’s health ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Population Council (NPC) agreed that rapidly growing population was a national emergency requiring urgent and coordinated action. The meeting was held at the Planning…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}