Census work extended till 30th

ISLAMABAD:

The seventh population census exercise was extended for five more days particularly in the districts or cities where a negative or very slow growth rate had been observed, sources said on Tuesday.

The approval for extension of census field work was given in a meeting held on April 15, which attended by the Chief Census Commissioner, Chief Statistician, and other senior officials of the PBS, they said.

The districts, where the field work had been extended till April 30, are: Quetta, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi Central, Karachi South, West, East, Korangi, Multan, Khyber, Hyderabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Jhelum, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Attock Chakwal, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Abbottabad, and Tank.

“Negative or a very slow growth rates have been observed in these districts and cities, a sources told The Express Tribune. “The verification process will also be ensured in these areas,” the source added.

According to the PBS, 235,388,000 people have been counted across the country, so far. They include 116,034,900 individuals in Punjab; 52, 135,748 in Sindh; more than 39.2 million in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), and over 15.5 million in Balochistan.

However, census work in 19 districts, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi, is still incomplete. “Census work is also pending in Karachi, Hyderabad, and Quetta,” the sources added.

The census work did not take place during the Eidul Fitr Holidays, which ended on Tuesday. Now, the last phase of digital population census field operations will begin on Wednesday (today).