Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) (Urdu: شماریاتِ بیورو پاکستان) is a federal agency under the Government of Pakistan.^[1] It is an attached department of the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives. It works for collecting statistics in the country.^[2]

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

شماریاتِ بیورو پاکستان
Agency overview
Formed	July 14, 1950; 75 years ago (1950-07-14)
Preceding agencies	Central Statistical Office Federal Bureau of Statistics
Headquarters	21, Mauve Area, G-9/1, Islamabad Pakistan 44080
Agency executives	Chief Statistician of Pakistan Dr. Naeem Uz Zaffar
Website	pbs.gov.pk

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][3]}

See also

• Government of Pakistan
• Politics of Pakistan
• Statistics