New projection by UN sources show that Pakistan's population by the middle of the next century will be triple what it is now from a low of 280 million to a more realistic 370m. It will overtake Indonesia and Russia to become the third most populous country in the world.
Pakistan richer than India.
The World Bank has a new report showing that Pakistan has a much higher GNP per capita -£260 -$440 than India but it criticies the unusually low literacy rate of less than 35%.