ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interest decided that a censu
s in the country will begin in March 15, 2017.
The c
ensus will be conducted in the entire country in two phases, it was decided on Friday as the CCI met for a meeting presided by the Prime Minister.
Prior to the session, all four provincial chief ministe
rs met the Prime Minister.
It was decided that all four provinces will collaborate for the c
ensus and a committee will be formed to monitor its timely start. The committee will comprise of federal secretary of statistic department and provincial chief secretaries.
The council decided that a national security fund may be established to deal with terrorism. It was decided that a proposal will be sent to the National Finance Commission.
It is pertinent to mention that the last censu
s in the country was carried out back in 1998 when the
population was 132 million but it is now believed that the
population may have cr
ossed the 200 million mark which makes Pakistan the sixth most
populated country in the world.
