Security High As Pakistan Launches First Census In 19 Years

March 15, 2017 by

Pakistan on Wednesday launched its first census in nearly two decades, with security high as thousands of enumerators backed by the military began the enormous, politically-charged count. The weeks-long process, a challenge in a country known for corruption and dysfunction, will deploy a team of more than 300,000 people and involve 55 million forms — … Read more

Pakistan To Kick Off First Census In 19 Years

March 13, 2017 by

Fast-growing Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, with an estimated 200 million people, but has not held a census since 1998, despite a constitutional requirement for one every decade. The process starts Wednesday and will deploy a team of more than 300,000 people and involve 55 million forms — a challenge … Read more