Pakistan Population Summit 2025

Pakistan Population Summit 2025

Pakistan’s current population—and its future growth trajectory—far exceeds the country’s available resources and their capacity for sustainable expansion. This widening gap in food security, water access, energy, education, healthcare, and employment demands immediate, pragmatic solutions. To avert long-term crises, we must confront this mismatch through open dialogue, evidence-based strategies, and actionable policies that align demographic trends with resource scalability. DawnMedia is proud to announce the Pakistan Population Summit 2025

  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Speakers
  • Videos

GENERAL SESSION 1: Inaugural Session

Time: 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

  • Welcome Announcement
  • National Anthem & Recitation
  • Welcome Address: Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, CEO, Dawn
  • Inaugural Address: Senator Sherry Rehman, the Chair of Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change and Rnvironmental Coordintaion & Parliamentary Leader of the PPP in the senate.
  • Keynote Address: Shaista Pervaiz Malik, Member of the National Assembly, Foreign Affairs Committee, Climate Change Committee and Convenor of the Task Force on SDGs
  • Video Message: Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives

General Session 8: The Ideology of Population Balance

Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

  • Session Chair: Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting
  • Keynote Address: Allama Dr. Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi, Chairman, Council of Islamic Ideology
  • Panel Moderator: Dr. Ali Mohammad Mir, Senior Director, Population Council
  • Panelist: Mufti Zubair Ashraf Usmani, Vice President, Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi
  • Panelist: Dr. Qibla Ayaz, Member of the Shariat Appellate Bench, Supreme Court
  • Panelist: Maulana Syed Muhammed Abdul Khabeer Azad, Chairman, Ruet-e-Hilal Committee
  • Panelist: Adv. Humaira Masihuddin, Scholar & Legal Expert on Islamic Jurisprudence

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif

Prime Minister of Pakistan

Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives

Dr. Zeba Sathar

Senior Associate and Pakistan Country Director, Population Council

Dr. Ghulam Mohammad Arif

Former Joint Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Dr. Hanid Mukhtar

Fellow, Consortium for Development Policy Research

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