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The Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) is one of the departments of the Statistics Division of the Finance Ministry of Pakistan. A division of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Pakistan. ... The Ministry is headed by the Finance Minister of Pakistan, who must be a member of Parliament of Pakistan. ...
Mission Statement
Federal Bureau of Statistics is committed to providing accurate, reliable, timely, comprehensive and user-friendly information to public, private, national and international organizations. FBS will undertake research, up-to-date its technical knowledge and adopt improved methodologies and new technologies for meeting the future demand of potential users.
Functions
Collection and analysis of statistical data about the economy
Publication of statistics
Provider of statistical data to the Federal and Provincial Governments and other organizations
Research into improvements and quality assurance regarding statistics and statistical methods used in Pakistan
Exchanging statistical data with foreign countries
Technical advice to, and statistical coordination with, other departments
Standardization of economic, demographic and other statistical data
Advisory and consulting services for statistical projects undertaken by different organizations
Evaluation of efficient computation methods for statistical estimation
Implementation of the policies of the Statistics Division
Organization of the National Census and certain surveys, not including the Population & Housing Census, Agriculture & Livestock Census.
// Population Data Demographics of Pakistan, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ...
The President of Pakistan is the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, and is elected for a five-year term by the Electoral College of Pakistan - comprised of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four Provincial Assemblies.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan is usually the leader of the largest party in the National Assembly and is assisted by a cabinet of ministers drawn from both chambers of the federal legislature.
The bicameral federal legislature comprises the 100 member Senate (with seats equally distributed among the provinces and the FATA and the capital) and the 342 member National Assembly.
Pakistan is a poor country with great extremes in the distribution of wealth; its population is approximately 140 million.
Government officials and police believed that the deterrent effect of the Act's death penalty provisions contributed to the reduction in sectarian violence after its passage.
Government leaks are not uncommon, but are managed carefully, and often are made to underpaid journalists who are on the unofficial payrolls of competing interests.
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