Pak troops contact Army over Census workers’ safety

Islamabad, April 26

The Pakistan army has contacted Indian Army officers to inform them about the movement of Census workers near the Line of Control (LoC).

The second phase of countrywide Census started on April 25 and will continue for a month.

During this phase, the population in districts near the LoC in Kashmir is also being enumerated.

In a statement, the Pakistan army said that the Indian Army had been approached to inform about the movement of civil and military enumerators to civilian areas near the LoC.

“The step is aimed at ensuring the safety and security of civil and military personnel in the wake of unprovoked targeting and persistent ceasefire violations by the Indian Army,” it said.

The first phase of Census started on March 15 and was completed on April 15. More than 1,18,000 civilian enumerators accompanied by 1,75,000 Army personnel are undertaking the exercise to record the number of houses and total population. — PTI