Pakistani minister’s newest solution for population control

New Delhi: A Pakistani minister's newest population control measure has the internet in splits—close all markets by 8 pm. A widely shared video clip shows Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif saying that wherever markets close early, "population increase is lesser". "Jahan pe 8 baje market band ki hai, wahan pe bacche kam paida honge (Wherever markets close at 8 pm, there are lesser chances of children being born)," said Asif at a press conference in Islamabad earlier this week while addressing the country's energy conservation plans. The comment comes in the midst of the Shehbaz Sharif government's orders to shut…