PTI announces to run campaign against 'undercount' in Karachi census

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced to run a campaign against the undercount in the Karachi census after Eid, ARY News reported on Thursday.

As per details, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aftab Siddique said that PTI rejects the results of the census in Karachi.

He said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had reservations about the 2017 census but the results of the recent census in Karachi show a further decrease in the population. 

The PTI leader also lambasted Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P), saying that MQM is also to be blamed for the mismanaged Karachi census.

The MQM-P leader Mustafa Kamal claimed that census is over the redline and this hashtag was top trending for more than a month. He said that despite staying in the government they did not compromise on the welfare of the people. 

Read more: CENSUS: AHSAN IQBAL DIRECTS AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS ‘UNDERCOUNT’ ISSUE IN BIG CITIES

 Earlier, the Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal directed the constitution of a committee, comprising the Planning Secretary, Provincial Chief Secretaries and Chief Census Commissioner, to devise a mechanism and look into the matter of ‘undercount’ in big cities.

The Planning Minister also directed convening a meeting of the Census Monitoring Committee for necessary deliberation to complete the task within the given timeframe.