Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said it is a great day for strengthening the Federation of Pakistan as the Council of Common Interests has unanimously approved the seventh digital census.
In a tweet on Saturday, he said the idea was to make informed and thorough deliberations in line with the PDM government’s approach of dealing with national issues through consensus.
The Prime Minister said entire census process was organized under the supervision of a census advisory committee that had representation of all stakeholders including provincial governments & renowned statisticians.
Commending the services of NADRA, National Telecom Corporation & SUPARCO for country’s first digital census, Shehbaz Sharif said they provided logistical support for the process to be carried out in the most transparent, credible & efficient of ways.
He also extended gratitude to all the relevant federal ministries, provincial Chief Ministers and their governments, NADRA, SUPARCO, NTC, the armed forces, police, and above all teachers who took part in this gigantic exercise as they rendered tremendous national service.
