Tag: census

‘Census held despite challenges’

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Finance, Dr Ayesha Ghaus has said that after a long period of 18 years, holding a national census in a peaceful...

Senate body recommends reassessment of 1% census blocks

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Privatization and Statistics on Tuesday recommended a reassessment of 1 per cent census blocks to build up the credibility...

Sindh transgender community rejects census results, announces protest

KARACHI: After Sindh government and people of Karachi rejected the provisional census results, the transgender community has also raised their concerns about the sixth Population...

Pakistan’s population soars to 207m with 2.4% growth

Govt shares provisional summary results from recently-concluded sixth Housing and Population Census Pakistan’s current total population has soared to 207.744520 million with an average...

Second phase of housing and population census starts today

The second phase of sixth housing and population census will begin tomorrow on Tuesday.  According to media reports, 80 districts across the country will be...

Elections may be held on previous demarcation, hints ECP

Asks PBS to publish census data by July     The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday declared that the next general elections would be held...

PPP moves SHC, seeks transparency in ongoing census

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) on Monday challenged the ongoing population census in the Sindh High Court (SHC). The petition filed by PPP leaders Farhatullah...

Process of census continues smoothly in Karachi, Hyderabad

KARACHI: After three days of house listing from March 15 to 17, the population census commenced in Karachi on Saturday in a smooth manner,...

First phase of census continues successfully

Punjab Provincial Census Commissioner Arif Anwar Baloch said Thursday the first phase of national housing and population census is being continued successfully across the...

Census rolls on with obsolete data management method

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is pursuing an almost obsolete method of open source solution based on the Open Data Kit (ODK). So...

Statistics department reveals questions to be asked in census

The statistics department has revealed the questions that will be asked for the national census, and a helpline number has been issued for the...

3 teachers appointed in for census process abducted 

QUETTA: Three government employees participating in population census in district Awaran of Balochistan province were allegedly abducted on Wednesday. These three teachers were kidnapped from...

Misinformation in census will lead towards penalty: PSB

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Statistics Bureau (PBS) spokesperson Habibullah Khattak said on Tuesday that misinformation and non-cooperative behaviour during the process of census 2017 will lead...

SHC orders inclusion of ‘disabled’ column in Census form

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered the inclusion of the column about ‘handicapped’ people in the Census data collection form. As per details,...

Ban imposed on transfers, postings on account of census

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday imposed a ban on transfers and postings of the field staff nominated for the census operation from March...

Rs 18b specified for Census 2017, says Marriyum

State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Rs 18 billion is specified for the Census 2017. She said Pakistan Army will facilitate the...

Vested interests keep on delaying census, asserts expert

Jamil says we have become a nation that has no interest in date and information   Certain elements in the country have kept on resisting the...