Pakistan 6th Census -March 15 to May 25, 2017 l News, Update & Discussion

[haviZsultan]

Me too. This census looks like it was the result of dozens of compromises between all of Pakistan's powerful political forces. I will be highly surprised if this census passes off without endless controversy.

Other than this both the Christian and Hindu minorities have said they are under reported. We have never had a good census and this one has flaws too. NS is sure to ensure the census favors him and his group of followers. BB was blamed for the same thing in 98. The only thing good is transexuals are being counted.

 

[NakedLunch]

Other than this both the Christian and Hindu minorities have said they are under reported. We have never had a good census and this one has flaws too. NS is sure to ensure the census favors him and his group of followers. BB was blamed for the same thing in 98.

Let's see what happens. The thing is we need a census and presently any census is better than no census. I wish the influential opposition parties like the PTI etc would focus some attention on things like this to make sure they are done properly. Now that would truly be a service to the country.

 

[New World]

how about the Afghans who hold CNIC card??

 

[Flash_Ninja]

but only nine of the country's estimated 70 will be listed, to the dismay of many communities

Does this mean the languages the Census will be conducted in?

Citizens can declare themselves Muslim, Christian, Hindu or Ahmadi.

Otherwise, they can be “members of scheduled castes” — members of marginalised Hindu families, or “other”. There are no separate options for Sikhs, Parsis or Baha'i.

Silly, but understandable. These minority populations are so small that it would save more ink to just have them write in their own religion.

 

[shahbaz baig]

why would i not be counted if i am outside pakistan more then 6 month, it`s about 2 years for me. it`s injustice

 

[Kabira]

Separate census form for FATA rejected
Islamabad

With preparations for the population census entering the final phase the Statistics Department has rejected Senate Standing Committee for Finance’s suggestion of printing separate form for temporary displaced persons (TDPs) of FATA.

The Statistics Department has said that people from FATA will be counted in whatever area of the country they may be. Deliberations over new policy for census in certain agencies of FTA are still underway.

The Senate Standing Committee for Finance had suggested asking FATA people through a separate form whether they are TDPs or not. The authorities of Statistics Department say that as per FATA secretariat the trust of those displaced from FATA has been fully restored and since December 31, 2016 there is no TDP in the country and thus people who has come from FATA will be counted wherever they are living in the country.—INP
http://pakobserver.net/separate-census-form-for-fata-rejected/

why would i not be counted if i am outside pakistan more then 6 month, it`s about 2 years for me. it`s injustice

There is always next time, this isn't first or last time Pakistan will hold census.

 

[KediKesenFare3]

"...there should be a box "Pakistani" in the section about ethnicity in every census to strengthen a "pan-Pakistani" national identity."
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/am-i-too-radical-for-pakistan.474060/

 

[SherDil]

After being delayed twice, the national census is all set to begin in 2 days on March 15th. This will be the biggest census in Pakistan’s history. The last census was conducted back in 1998.



118,918 trained personnel as well as 200,000 military enumerators will be conducting the numeration exercise. The enumerators are trained by the government and the military respectively.

Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb shared this information at a press conference alongside Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor and Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa.

Rs. 18.5 Billion Will Be Spent on The Census
The minister said that Rs. 18.5 billion had been allocated for the census. It will be held in two phases over a period of 2 months.

The first phase of the census will run from March 15th to April 15th followed by a 10 day interval. The interval is to help relocate staff from phase one areas to phase 2 areas. The second phase will then begin on April 25th and will last up to May 25th.

The deputy commissioners will be the head of their respective districts while the assistant commissioners would be heading individual Tehsils.

Providing Wrong Info Will Get You 6 Months in Jail
DG ISPR warned that lying or providing wrong information would land you into jail for 6 months with a fine of Rs. 50,000.

While the census is being conducted, the transgender and physically disabled will be profiled separately. Of course the provisional lists would be published after the census ends on May 25th and will include the number of men and women as well as the rural and urban population.

Ms. Aurangzeb said that an awareness campaign has been launched to inform the populace about the procedures of the census. Geographic Information System will be used for profiling based on demographics.

If you want to register a complaint or want to provide information you can call this helpline: 0800-57574

Military Personnel Will Be Linked With NADRA
DG ISPR added that each enumerator will be accompanied by a soldier. The soldiers will be linked with National Database and Registration Authority for verifying information that the people provide.

He noted that the 1998 census was used as an example while preparing for the upcoming census. At that the process took 90 days and employed 250,000 enumerators. This time around the process will take 60 days with 200,000 military personnel.

 

[SherDil]

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[Tps43]

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I hope census to be transparent

 

[SherDil]

I hope census to be transparent

Since the census will be supervised by Pak Army so there's a rare chance of hijacking. As the goons are afraid of DANDA

 

[Saifullah Sani]

Army personnel check documents of field staff after they receive census material from assistant commissioner office in Hyderabad. PHOTO: INP

As the first phase of house listing and population census begins today (Wednesday) amid hopes and fears, the interior ministry has given the army judicial powers to hand down on-the-spot verdicts against those who refuse to cooperate or give false information.

“The ministry has approved a summary to give judicial powers to the military personnel supervising the national headcount exercise,” an official of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the body responsible for holding the census, said on Tuesday.

According to the PBS Census and Survey Member Habibullah Khan, the bureau had sought these powers for its enumerators to ensure speedy dispensation of justice. “The law already provides for giving punishment but the PBS wanted that the judgments should be given on spot to compel the people to cooperate and remain truthful,” he added.

According to the law, those who refuse to participate in the national headcount or give false information will be liable to a 50,000-rupee fine and a six-month jail term.

The first phase of the 6th population census, covering 63 districts in four provinces and special areas, will begin today with house listing and will be completed in two phases by May 25.

The first phase of house listing will end on March 17, after which census forms — tagged as Form-2 — will be filled from March 18 to March 27. Homeless people will be counted on March 28. All the provincial capitals are part of the first phase. Two days — March 29 and March 30 — have been reserved for retrieval of the filled-out forms. The summary results of the census, comprising district-wise population details, urban-rural population and male-female ratio will be ready by July 25. Initial results will be released by August 5.

Districts to be covered in the first phase are Karachi West, Karachi South, Karachi East, Korangi, Karachi Central, Malir, Hyderabad and Ghotki in Sindh; Quetta, Pishin, Musa Khel, Lehri, Kohlu, Dera Bugti, Jaffarabad, Nasirabad, Kalat, Awaran, Kharan, Washuk, Lesbela, Kech/Turbat and Nushki in Balochistan.

Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, Nowshera, Lakki Marwat, DI Khan, Hangu, Abbotabad, Haripur, Mansehra in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) as well as Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) are included in the first phase.

The census will start from Jhang, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, DG Khan, Rajanpur, Layyah, Muzzafargarh, Lahore, Hafizabad, Narowal, Sialkot, Vehari and Bahawalpur districts in Punjab; and Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Sudhnoti, Kotli and Bhimber in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The PBS has divided the country into over 168,275 census blocks. Each block consists of 250 to 300 houses, to be covered by a civilian enumerator who will be accompanied by a military man.

The Pakistan Army has taken the responsibility of providing security through its 200,000-strong force. About 42,000 personnel will perform the role of enumerators while the rest will provide security.

Having a Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) is not compulsory for one to be counted during the census. Every living soul in Pakistan will be counted on March 18. The maximum age limit for counting people is 85 years.

The exercise is taking place after a delay of nine years, as the last population census was conducted in 1998. The data obtained through the largest-ever exercise will be used for distribution of the National Assembly seats and division of financial resources as over 82% of federal taxes are given on the basis of population. The population is also the base for distribution of civil service jobs among the provinces.

The smaller provinces hope of gaining some grounds due to expected increase in their population, although the Punjab’s position of a big brother would not be largely affected.

At the same time, there are fears among the Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) of being left out and the Baloch nationalists of facing a demographic imbalance in Balochistan due to possible counting of Afghans as Pakhtuns.

Last month, Senator Saleh Shah, who has been elected from Fata, said that the TDPs from three out of the five tehsils of South Waziristan Agency have not returned to their homes due to lack of community infrastructure. The Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday said about 89% of the TDPs have returned to their homes.

“Still, there is no mechanism to count those TDPs, who are not residing at their permanent addresses. Till Tuesday, we have not received any information from Fata Secretariat about how to treat the TDPs,” said Habibullah. “In absence of any special arrangement, the TDPs will be counted where they are currently living,” he added.

The Fata Secretariat’s official response to the PBS was that there were no TDPs in the country after December 31, 2016. There was also a concern about the authenticity of census data in absence of post-enumeration. But the PBS official said the post-enumeration survey was not carried out even in 1998.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1355463/headcount-begins-today-army-gets-judicial-powers-census/

 

[ABCharlie]

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics mutually decided on Tuesday to keep the census forms under the army’s supervision.

Officials at the bureau, while talking to The Express Tribune, claimed that the decision was taken to ensure transparency after the army’s insistence.

“Enumerators have been asked to hand over the forms after their duty timings, and collect them the next morning,” an official claimed. The form that would contain data of families in a block would not be left with the enumerators to avoid any likely manipulation.

5 things you need to know about Pakistan’s first census in 19 years

A senior official of the bureau, who claimed to be present at the divisional level meetings, said a total of Rs14 billion had been released to the provinces while the remaining Rs4 billion would be released for the second phase.

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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government, on the other hand, has released Rs525 million for over 16,000 cops who will perform their duties during the census that will continue from March 15 till April 15.

Besides, vehicles have been hired for every division that will be used for 35 days.

Army gets judicial powers for census

The official said 900 vehicles were booked for the Peshawar division while 838 for the Kohat division to ferry the staff and personnel of security agencies to urban and rural localities. The bureau has placed district Shangla in the second phase due to snowfall over there.

Talking to The Express Tribune, an official of the local government department, said, “Around Rs4 million have been released for stationery expenses, however, we have requested K-P’s finance department to deal with the expenditures for the census.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1355450/forms-stay-armys-custody/

 

[Zibago]

Pakistan Census 2017: Questions to Be Asked in the Form [View Details]
ByAdeela AkmalPosted on Mar 15, 2017
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Pakistan Census 2017, the first in 19 years, has now officially begun. A team comprising of one civil servant (enumerator) and one army personnel will come at your doorstep to fill out the form. The enumerator will have 14 days to cover each of the two blocks they have been assigned.

There are two forms,

House Listing
Personal Details form
WHAT WILL BE IN PAKISTAN CENSUS 2017?

Transgenders will be included in the Census for the first time.
You have two options in nationality: Pakistani or foreign.
There are only nine languages in the Census not including the certain regional languages of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Toilets will be an important part of the Census since a lot of homes do not have this necessity available.
However, there seems to be nothing in the form regarding internal migration.
FORM 1:

This form will be all about your residence. Apart from the address, it will require you to mention what each and every room of your house is used for, whether it is used for business, personal use, for prayers, etc. If your house is under construction but in use, it will require separate details for that in the following form.



FORM 2:

This form will require all your basic details like:

name,
number of family members,
age,
gender,
religion,
mother language,
martial status,
nationality
educational qualifications/literacy.
occupation for the past year: breadwinner, student, working, looking for work or other.
There is also a different section inquires whether you possess a CNIC or not.

HOUSE DETAILS:

Proprietorship: Own, Rent and other.
Gender of Head of the house
When was it built?
Walls: If they are brick, clay, wood/straw or other.
Roof: RCC/RBC, cement, T-iron, wood/straw, other.
Where you get your drinking water from?
Inside(Tap/electric pump/(un)secured well) Outside (tap/stream/well)
Source of Light/heat: electricity/gas/wood
Kitchen: in-house/separate
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION:

Radio/TV/Newspaper/Landline/Cell Phone/Computer

The form concludes with a question if someone has traveled and is living abroad for 6 months or more. And finally, with the name of the head of the house/person accountable.



However, you need not to worry too much since it will be filled out by the team that will come to visit. But, to have the proper information delivered, be prepared!

Census 2017 1st Phase to Start in Karachi: All you Need to Know



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[Kabira]

MIRPUR / GILGIT / ABBOTTABAD:

Along with the rest of the country, the first phase of census kicked off in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Hazara division on Wednesday


Over 2,000 census staff went across five districts of Hazara division for house counting under tight security.

The first phase of the census in Hazara division includes Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Torghar and Battagram districts. Census in the two newly created districts within Kohistan were deferred till the second phase.

Police mobiles and army troops kept patrolling different parts of their assigned areas in the five districts of Hazara division. Police and army were backed by FC troops as well.

Officials at the office of Hazara Commissioner said that the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics had deployed around 2,497 officials for the census exercise.

They include 2,072 census enumerators and 425 supervisors who went door-to-door to count homes and buildings.

Moreover, the five districts have been divided into 3,747 Census block and 39 circles across the selected districts.

1,246 blocks in G-B

The census formally kicked off in Gilgit-Baltistan on Wednesday. The region has been divided into two parts over two phases for the head counting exercise. Each part would consist of five districts.

Kicking off the census in Gilgit on Wednesday morning, Gilgit division commissioner Sibtain Ahmed noted that staff for conducting census had been trained and that all arrangements were in place.

“The staff had a two-month training already and we hope it culminates properly,” Ahmed told media.

Census activities were conducted without any incident on Wednesday.

In the first phase which started today, a housing survey would be conducted in five districts of Gilgit-Baltistan including Gilgit, Nagar, Ganchay, Skardu, and Ghizir.

In the second phase, the census would be conducted in Hunza, Diamer, Astore, Shigar and Kharmang.

Meanwhile, G-B Census Coordinator Muhammad Shafiq said that there w ere 1,246 blocks and 141 circles have been made for the census in the selected districts.

As many as 847 census teams are participating in the exercise.

Head counting in AJK

The census kicked off in five districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Wednesday.

AJK Census Commissioner Raja Tariq Mahmood on Wednesday said that all necessary arrangements had been completed for holding the first phase of the census.

The first phase includes five districts of AJK including Kotli and Bhimber districts of Mirpur division, Sudhanhoti and Bagh districts of Poonch division and Muzaffarabad district.

The first phase of the census is expected to be completed by March 29, Mahmood said, adding that the second phase would commence after a 10-day gap in the remaining five districts of AJK.

In the first phase, 1,900 census staff comprising officials of the education, revenue departments and the army would visit door to door in the 2,022 blocks of the five districts.

Mahmood said that anyone member of a family living in a house could provide details about their family to the census teams.

He urged that details of expatriate members of the family, apart from registered Afghan refugees, should also be declared.

He warned that providing false information would lead to severe penalties of up to six months in jail and a fine of Rs50,000 for the concerned family member or the designated head of the family.

WITH ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM APP

Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2017.