The digital census has been extended until April 30th for Karachi,Hyderabad, Quetta, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad, the 24NewsHD TVchannel reported on Tuesday. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has extendedthe fieldwork of the digital census for the third time.
Earlier, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) extended the census datetill April 15 on the recommendation of the provincial governments.
As of now, a total of 23 crores and 53 lakh 88 thousand individuals havebeen counted, it asserted. The Bureau of Statistics spokesperson sharedthat there was a 5-day break in the field operation due to Eid-ul-Fitr,which caused the census work to be stopped from April 21 to 25.
The census verification process in some districts will also continue tillApril 30. The spokesperson added.
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In Punjab, the verification process will continue till April 30 inGujranwala, Sialkot, Jhelum, Gujarat, Sheikhupura, Attock, and Chakwal.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the verification process will continue till April 30in Peshawar, DI Khan, Abbottabad, and Tank.