Various members from different opposition parties during the National Assembly session earlier yesterday lambasted the government over its alleged delaying tactics over the national census issue.
Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Syed Khurshid Shah said that the government should not do away with the census in the wake of questions being raised by different segments of society.
He insisted that every possible initiative should be taken to conduct population census as it will provide a clear cut idea for the government to take the country on way to development.
He urged the government to devise a comprehensive strategy to overcome the issues being raised before the census. He advised the government to complete the census in different phases if the army was unable to provide 0.375 million personnel at the same time.
The opposition leader expressed displeasure on the closure of fashion designing schools since it would escalate unemployment.
PPP Memebr Nafisa Shah said that rumours were on the rise that the census could be delayed in Balochistan and other adjourning areas. She said that country’s development and progress was linked to the successful conducting of census in the country.
She asked the government to conduct census on time so that funds and other programmes could be initiated in the light of the new population.
She also alleged that the government was planning to sell the PIA to its blue eyed players and registration of a new company was a precursor to the privatization of the national flag carrier.
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