Sixth Population Census: PBS finalises arrangements

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has finalised all arrangements to conduct the sixth population census from March 15, official sources said on Monday. “The census will be held in two phases starting from March 15,” they told APP. The first phase would be completed in mid-April, while the second phase is likely to be initiated from April 24 and would end in mid-May. Preliminary results of the national population census would start arriving in June which would be made public accordingly, the sources informed. For conducting the census, the PBS has already divided the country’s population into 168,120 blocks, each block consisting of about 200 to 250 households, the sources said, adding that over 84,000 enumerators would be involved in the nationwide exercise. The bureau has made all arrangements to conduct the exercise in a transparent manner and has already imparted training to the staff for conducting the exercise.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 17^th, 2017.