ISLAMABAD - The government has reversed its earlier decision of closing the field operations of 7th Population and Housing Census in the country, and granted sixth extension in the process in 63 selective districts till May 22.
“In pursuance of the decisions of the 14th meeting of Census Monitoring Committee held on May 17, 2023, PBS has approved the continuation of census field operations in all the 63 districts (except Balochistan) till 22th May, 2023,” said a letter written by the Chief Census Commissioner / Chief Statistician Pakistan Bureau of statistics to provincial chief secretaries.