ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): Chief Statistician Asif Bajwa
on Wednesday said a transparent census can only be successful
with the cooperation and support of all stakeholders.
In an interview with Radio Pakistan, he said the first
phase of sixth national housing and population census has
commensed and it would continue till 15th of next month.
During the first phase, the census process would be
completed in 63 districts of the country including 16 in
the Punjab, eight in Sindh, seven in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
seven agencies of FATA, 15 districts in Balochistan, and
five each in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, he said
In the second phase, census process would be conducted
in 21 each districts of the Punjab and in Sindh, 18 in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17 in Balochistan, Islamabad Capital
Territory, and five each in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan,
he added.
Asif Bajwa said that people can access to a Help-Line
0800-57574 for queries regarding the census process.
He said overseas Pakistanis are not included in the
census process, however persons abroad for less than six
months will be counted in the survey.