November 22, 2016
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Census to be completed by March 2017, claims minister
By: OnlineISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Abdul Qadir Baloch on Tuesday said that the census will be completed ‘before March 2017’.
The minister – while concluding arguments on the matter in the National Assembly (NA) – said that due to the reservations of the political parties, it has been decided that the census will be conducted under the army’s supervision.
Baloch stated that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is all set to conduct the census and delimitation before the next general elections.
Besides the fact that all the political parties have a similar stance on the census, he said, but several factions raise voice against it – whenever the decided date comes close.
However, all the political parties had agreed to the army’s supervision when conducting the census – to make it transparent but owing to Zarb-e-Azab it was not possible.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk