Date for 7th population and housing census has been extended till Saturday to complete three percent remaining field work.

A notification issued Pakistan Bureau of Statistics in this regard said 97 percent of field work has been completed that is a great pleasure for the nation.

The census field work has been completed over 99 percent in Punjab, 98 percent in Sindh, 90 percent in Islamabad and 82 percent in Baluchistan while the census work has almost been completed in KPK and AJK.

The census work has been completed 100 percent in 131 districts out of 156 districts across the country while 70 to 80 percent census work completed in remaining 25 districts and work is in progress.

It is pertinent to mention that work completion percentage may slightly increase after synchronization of data from some completed blocks which fall in offline zone.

Source: Radio Pakistan