Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary picxrued launching the software for the upcoming 7th Population and Housing Census at PBS headquarters at Islamabad on June 20, 2022. Photo courtesy of APP.

Funds routed to the wrong ministry stall census prep

In urgent need of funds to purchase digital equipment for the census, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has been denied access to PKR 5 billion earmarked for that very purpose. By Muhammad Ali.

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