Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Controversies surround population census

The ongoing population census being conducted by the federal government has become controversial right from the start, experts told Pakistan Today. The census is carried out in two phases, starting with house listing which will be followed by a general census. As per the figures from the last census, the total population of the country in March 1998 was 130.58 million, of which Punjab was comprised of 72.5 million, Sindh 29.9 million, NWFP 15.5 million, Balochistan 6.5 million and Fata 3.1 million. 

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