PBS to complete census in Punjab, Sindh by May 15

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) stated that the census will be completed in Punjab and Sindh divisions by May 15, ARY News reported.

As per details, the Chief Census Commissioner headed the meeting regarding the digital census which was attended by Commissioner Lahore division and other officials.

The PBS spokesperson said that the population of Pakistan has reached 243 million according to the data collected till now.

According to the bureau’s spokesperson, 110 million people have been counted in the Punjab and 50 million were counted in Sindh.

Earlier, Ahsan Iqbal directed provincial governments to complete the field verification/coverage of the 7th Population and Housing Census by May 15 in areas where population growth is not in line with normal Demographic trends and close the field operation in all areas exhibiting natural trends.

Prof. Ahsan Iqbal emphasized that Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif took strict notice of the repeated extensions of field enumeration activities of the 7th Population and Housing Census, therefore, targeted verification and enumeration operations should be carried out in areas with abnormal Population Growth, where gaps have already been highlighted using the digital systems architected by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for the first-ever digital census.

He stressed that special efforts will be made in urban areas of Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and ICT to counter issues of under-coverage and low coverage.