Carrying
out the upcoming population census with diligence could have a
significant impact on the future political and socio-economic landscape
of Pakistan. Various Provincial concerns have been raised with regard to
the census.
In
Sindh an urban-rural divide seems to be at play. Some people in the
urban areas demand that the formation of the census blocks should be
according to population changes, even though the process identifying
census blocks is independent of population. The rural claims are also
similar in terms of a population swell. Some forces allege that rampant
issuance of CNIC’s in rural areas, and encouraging residents of the
province to register themselves as ‘Sindhi’s’ during the form filling
process blocks a fair census - the rural areas are also concerned about
the out-of-province influx and its impact on the census.
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