Population census in 63 distts from tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited 6th Population Census would simultaneously begin in sixty three (63) districts all across the country during the first phase of the exercise, scheduled to start on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

As per the census calendar, during the first phase the census would be conducted in sixteen (16) districts of Punjab province, Eight (8) districts of Sindh, fourteen (14) districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, fifteen (15) districts of Balochistan, five (5) districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and five (5) districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, officials sources said.

"All the logistics and census staff have already been deployed in all these census districts to complete this important exercise in a transparent, smooth and secure atmosphere," they added.

Giving details, the sources said that the census districts to be covered in Punjab during the first phase include Jhang, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Lahore, Hafizabad, Narowal, Sialkot, Vehari, Bahawalpur, Pakpattan and Attock. Likewise, in Sindh provinces, the head-count would be held in districts of Karachi West, Karachi South, Karachi East Korangi, Karachi Central, Malir, Hyderabad and Ghotki.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the districts to be covered in first phase of the census process include Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, Nowshera, Laki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu, Abbotabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Battagram, Turghar and Orakzai Agency.

In Balochistan the districts including Awaran, Quetta, Lesbela, Dera Bughti, Kohlu, Musakhel, Washuq, Kharan, Kalat, Jafarabad, Naseerabad, Pishin, Noshki, Lehri would be covered during the first phase.- NNI