What happened: On Feb 18, well-known musician and Pakistan’s goodwill ambassador for population and family planning, Shehzad Roy took to his Twitter account and highlighted the country’s lack of contraception availability as it could assist in population control. Click here to see Roy’s tweet addressing PM Imran Khan, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and IMF Details: Roy stated in a tweet that 17% of Pakistani couples want to use contraception but are unable to do so due to the hefty amount of tax, “I request to @IMFNews, @ImranKhanPTI, @shaukat_tarin to waive off tax & give strong message that, exponentially growing pop is a huge issue.” Why it matters: According to a prediction by the United Nations, Pakistan’s population could reach an ‘uncontrolled and frightening’ level of 403 million by 2050.