The federal government has extended the deadline for ongoing Pakistan's first-ever digital population and housing census till April 15 for 19 cities, the 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Monday.
The 7th population and housing census was to be officially culminated today (April 10), but the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has decided to increase the date for some cities in order to ensure the complete coverage of the population and leftover houses.
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) spokesperson Sarwar Gondal said that the extension of the census will be applied to 19 cities and security would be provided to the census staff in the relevant cities. "Census work in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Rawalpindi will continue till April 15, he said adding that the work will continue in 14 cities of Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan till April 15.
PBS Spokesman said 100 percent of census work has been completed in 131 districts of the country. At least 99 percent of census work has been completed in Punjab and KP provinces.
Sarwar Gondal further informed that 98% of work is completed in Sindh province.
The census work in Islamabad has been completed by 90 percent and 82 percent of the work is completed in Balochistan.
He said a proposal from Provincial Census Commissioners was solicited requesting more time to complete the leftover work in the cities.