Karachi: Final phase of field operations for country’s first digital census in history began. According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, 116.04 million individuals have been registered in Punjab and 52.86 in Sindh. Total population registered in country is 235.39 million. Counting in 19 districts, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi has not been completed yet. Census work is also pending in Karachi, Hyderabad and Quetta.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than 39.2 million people have been counted and in Balochistan 19.26 million individuals have been counted. According to Bureau, more than 11.5 million individuals have been counted in Lahore and census is likely to be completed by April 30. Due to Eidul Fitr holidays, fieldwork was halted for five days.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 27 2023

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