Pakistan launches digital census in effort to gather demographic data before election

Pakistan launched its first-ever integer organization and lodging census connected Wednesday successful an effort to securely stitchery demographic information connected each individual up of this year's parliamentary elections, officials said.

The integer count will supply information for argumentation decisions, which now are based connected nan 2017 census that counted nan organization astatine 207 cardinal people. It's besides meant to beef up information and debar different morass for illustration nan 1 that beset nan 2021 census. The results of that count, which was done manually, were ne'er announced complete complaints astir errors and exclusion.

The results of nan integer census will beryllium announced adjacent month, according to Pakistan's Bureau of Statistics, which is conducting nan census amid tight security.

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A authorities worker collects information from a female during a census, successful Lahore, Pakistan, connected March 1, 2023. The state launched its first ever integer census successful an effort to stitchery location demographics anterior to nan upcoming elections. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

On Wednesday, census workers fanned retired crossed Pakistan to cod nan data. In summation to argumentation decisions connected specified matters arsenic acquisition and health, nan accusation besides will beryllium utilized for nan adjacent parliamentary elections.

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For nan first time, census workers will count transgender people, who are mostly neglected successful this impoverished Islamic nation. According to quality authorities groups, location are astir 10,000 trans group surviving successful Pakistan.