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  This year, Pakistan was placed 92nd out of 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI). The country's hunger level is classified as'serious' with a score of 24.7. On a regional basis, Pakistan is better positioned than India (ranked 101), whereas Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, two near regional neighbours, rank 76 and 65, respectively, and outshine Pakistan. GHI aims to mobilise global action in the fight against hunger. Undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and the under-five mortality rate are among the four indicators included in the index. While 37.6% of children are stunted, Pakistan has reduced the proportion of the population that is undernourished to 12.9 percent from 21.1 percent in 2000. Pakistan has also succeeded in reducing the percentage prevalence of wasting in under-five children from 14.1 percent in 2000 to 7.1 percent in 2020. "As the year 2030 approaches, achievement of the world's commitment to Zero Hunger seems painfully distant,...

Over-Population Overpopulation discussions can rapidly devolve into a squabble because they raise the question of who is to blame for the situation and what, if anything, should be done about it. Many population experts are concerned that discussions about overpopulation will be abused by small-minded people to suggest that some people are "the right people" to be on the planet (like themselves) and others are "the wrong people" (usually poor people, people of colour, foreigners, and so on—you get the picture). However, there are no "good" or "wrong" individuals on the world, and debating the issues of global overpopulation should never be used as an excuse or a platform for having such a discussion.When we say "overpopulation," we're referring to a situation in which the Earth's resources cannot be replenished each year to meet the demands of the world's population. According to experts, this has been the case every year si...