Government urged to address gaps in the ongoing census: CSJ.

LAHORE -- Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)has called the attention ofthe Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the Government of Pakistanregarding the complications found in the ongoing 1st Digital CenAsus across Pakistan.Wajahat Masood, Chairman and Peter Jacob, Executive Director of the CSJ,in a joint statement observedthat the field operation of cenAsushad confronted obstacles. The stateAment appreciated the positive developAments such as provision of helpline to assist and resolve complaints related to the census however, due to a lack of information and trust, the public response to the census teams is not encouraging. The statement said that a vast majority of the population apApears tobe unaware of the census proAcess hence the enumerators are facing difficulties. PBS is also actively updatAing its social media platforms but less in the mainstream media.

Referring to media reports, the stateAment underlined the manifestation of lack of preparation, training of field enumerators, and insufficient staff. The observation by Civil Society OrgaAnizations (CSOs) of the census...