Teacher robbed of census equipment in Karachi.

KARACHI -- A teacher was robbed of official equipment, including tablet, jacket, cap and card, while he was on his way back home from census duty in Malir area of Karachi on Monday.

'I was on my way back home from census duty, carrying the tablet, jacket, and card in a bag,' the teacher said in his complaint. 'Two suspects riding a motorcycle snatched the bag from me and sped away,' he added. The police registered a case and launched investigation.

Pakistan has launched its first-ever digital population and housing census on Wednesday in an effort to securely gather demographic data on every individual ahead of this...