While giving a briefing to leaders of political parties regarding reservations on seventh house and census of Federal Bureau of Statistics, the authorities have said that according to data so far, 237,448,241 people have been counted. Expressing concerns about census, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that half of Karachi was not counted in digital census. However, government has extended the period of digital census to 15 days after political parties raised concerns.
Participants of political parties have been informed about the procedure of digital census of political parties and the figures so far, told that according to the figures so far 237,448,241 people have been counted.
Concerns of political parties on seventh house and census of Pakistan
A briefing was given to leaders of political parties, provincial chief ministers, federal ministers and members of parliament of the Federal Bureau of Statistics. The participants were briefed about the digital census process and the data collected so far.
It was informed in the briefing that the statistics agency identified the blocks with low coverage in time by making quick decisions through digital system.
According to spokesperson of Statistical Institute, participants were informed about the role of provincial governments in census. participants were also given a visit to Call Centre, Sessions Control Center and GIS Lab.
participants expressed their confidence in the digital system of census and appreciated efforts of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
According to Statistics Institute, 237,448,241 people have been counted according to the data so far.
According to briefing, there are 54,138,485 people in Sindh, 116,442,499 people in Punjab, 39,315,873 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 19,713,823 people in Balochistan have been counted.
On the other hand, talking to the media along with Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman said that half of Karachi’s population has not been counted in the census, nor has the census been completed yet. .
On this occasion, Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that there was no discrimination against any region, city or province on the occasion of the census. To be removed.
Ahsan Iqbal said that we should not link NFC with population, because there is a system of giving incentives regarding the increase in the population of the provinces.