Census 2017: Pak Army soldier to reach each house
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ISLAMABAD: Inter Services Public Relations Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor on Sunday said the armed forces were fully prepared to help conduct the 6th National Census in a smooth and transparent manner.
"It will be a unique event that every solider will go door to door for carrying out head and dwelling counts, which is required to be considered mark of thanks from Pakistan Army," he said while addressing a joint press conference. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa were also present in the press conference.
He said the army would extend every possible assistance. One army personnel would be accompanying each enumerator for smooth conduct of the process. "The one army personnel will not be the one individual but he will be fully backed by the entire armed forces institution as well as law enforcement agencies and police."
The militarymen accompanying the enumerators would be directly linked to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for immediate verification of the facts to be divulged by the citizens while filling out the census proformas, he added.
He urged the citizens that the census teams visiting their place be accorded warm reception and extended every cooperation in compiling the data.
He warned any willful lie or false statement tendered before the census team would be a punishable offence. According to the law, any infringer, who would tender wrong information, would be penalized for six-month imprisonment along with Rs 50,000 fine in cash.
He said on the directives of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the armed forces would provide all kinds of assistance to the census department for the smooth, transparent and secure conduct of the process.
He said all the participating personnel had been imparted full training to hold the process of House and Population Census.
"It will be a unique event that every solider will go door to door for carrying out head and dwelling counts, which is required to be considered mark of thanks from Pakistan Army," he said while addressing a joint press conference. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa were also present in the press conference.
He said the army would extend every possible assistance. One army personnel would be accompanying each enumerator for smooth conduct of the process. "The one army personnel will not be the one individual but he will be fully backed by the entire armed forces institution as well as law enforcement agencies and police."
The militarymen accompanying the enumerators would be directly linked to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for immediate verification of the facts to be divulged by the citizens while filling out the census proformas, he added.
He urged the citizens that the census teams visiting their place be accorded warm reception and extended every cooperation in compiling the data.
He warned any willful lie or false statement tendered before the census team would be a punishable offence. According to the law, any infringer, who would tender wrong information, would be penalized for six-month imprisonment along with Rs 50,000 fine in cash.
He said on the directives of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the armed forces would provide all kinds of assistance to the census department for the smooth, transparent and secure conduct of the process.
He said all the participating personnel had been imparted full training to hold the process of House and Population Census.