Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
{{Short description|Pakistan's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data}}
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| logo = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2024) logo.png
| formed = {{Start date and age|1950|07|14}}
| preceding1 = Central Statistical Office
| preceding2 = Federal Bureau of Statistics
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| headquarters = 21, Mauve Area,
G-9/1, Islamabad
Pakistan 44080
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| chief1_name = Chief Statistician of Pakistan
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| chief2_name = Dr. Naeem Uz Zaffar
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The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) ({{langx|ur|شماریاتِ بیورو پاکستان}}) is a federal agency under the Government of Pakistan.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0016418/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}} It is an attached department of the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives. It works for collecting statistics in the country.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) >> globalEDGE: Your source for Global Business Knowledge |url=https://globaledge.msu.edu/global-resources/resource/14640 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=globaledge.msu.edu}}
History
In 1947, the Central Statistical Office (CSO) was set up by the government of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. In 1950, CSO became an attached department of the Economic Affairs Division. In 1972, on the recommendation of IBRD Mission, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto upgraded the Central Statistical Office to a full-fledged government division. In 1981, the bureau was reorganized and its technical wing (CSO) was converted into the then Federal Bureau of Statistics. Former Finance Minister Dr. Mahbub ul Haq further reorganized the bureau. {{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}{{Cite web|title=About Us {{!}} Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/about-us|access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.pbs.gov.pk}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061225145950/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/index.html Federal Bureau of Statistics]
{{Ministry of Planning and Development (Pakistan)}}{{Pakistan Census}}
{{National statistics agencies}}
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Category:Pakistan federal departments and agencies