Coordination committee for census decides to set up control centre.

LAHORE -- The Provincial Coordination Committee (PCC) for Digital Census Wednesday decided to set up control centres at the tehsil and district levels for effective coordination among the army, police, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and relevant provincial departments including education and health.

The decision was taken during a meeting of the PCC for Digital Census presided over by Chief Secretary Punjab Abdullah Khan Sumbal, at the Civil Secretariat. Provincial Census Commissioner Ali Bahadur Qazi, and top civil and police officials attended the meeting while all divisional commissioners and regional police officers participated through video link.

The chief secretary directed that a comprehensive plan be prepared for the security of the census teams and special security measures be taken in Multan and Lahore, keeping in view the PSL matches. He said that the attendance of the relevant staff of the education and other departments must be ensured in training sessions.

The CS issued instructions to the divisional...