{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nation","provider_url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng","title":"On World Population Day, govt pledges 'responsible' planning to tackle alarming demographic boom - Nation","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hGxrhAsDHi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129194\/\">On World Population Day, govt pledges &#8216;responsible&#8217; planning to tackle alarming demographic boom<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129194\/embed\/#?secret=hGxrhAsDHi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;On World Population Day, govt pledges &#8216;responsible&#8217; planning to tackle alarming demographic boom&#8221; &#8212; Nation\" data-secret=\"hGxrhAsDHi\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-1-15.png","thumbnail_width":670,"thumbnail_height":370,"description":"ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday called for recognising Pakistan\u2019s rapidly expanding populace and reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to \u201cresponsible\u201d population planning for an equitable and prosperous future. The premier\u2019s message on World Population Day focused on Pakistan\u2019s annual population growth rate of&nbsp;2.55 per cent. He urged all stakeholders to recognise the urgency [&hellip;]"}