Full roll-out of enumeration activity for 7th Census.

ISLAMABAD -- The digital census field activities of the 7th Population and Housing Census, the first-ever "Digital Census', have started on Wednesday across Pakistan, digitally for the first time in the history of the country.

Chief Census Commissioner Dr Naeem uz Zafar inaugurated the field activities here by marking the first Building Structure in the 'House Listing App'. Meanwhile, the inauguration in all divisions was carried out by respective commissioners.

Dr Zafar termed the citizens of Pakistan as the most important stakeholders and beneficiaries of the census and urged them to ensure their full participation and cooperation during census field operations.

"Participation in the census is not only our moral and legal obligation but also provides the opportunity for the government to devise evidence-based policy planning for ensuring our rights and better service delivery at our doorstep," he said.

PBS has already launched a self-enumeration portal https://self.pbs.gov.pk since February 20, 2023, which is the first-ever opportunity provided to any country in South Asia.

Reportedly, the response of the citizens to get themselves registered through the portal is tremendous.

PBS has been striving to make the portal more user-friendly on the basis of...

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