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The '''Federal Bureau of Statistics''', also known as '''FBS''' is a [[Government of Pakistan|Government]] of Pakistan's major and [[:Category:Pakistan federal departments and agencies|executive and federal department]] charged with the national statistical services and to provide solid and comprehensive statistical research. The FBS is one of the departments of the [[Statistics Division of the Government of Pakistan|Statistics Division]] of the [[Ministry of Finance (Pakistan)|Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics]] of [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistan]]. The department assists and encourages informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service. FBS compiles statistics from many sources and produces global updates, including the Statistical Yearbook, Pakistan Statistics Handbook and yearbooks in specialized fields of statistics. It creates statistics on the economy, the government, trade and other fields. It also operates the [[census]] for the country.[http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/fbs/aboutus/aboutus.html] |
The '''Federal Bureau of Statistics''', also known as '''FBS''' is a [[Government of Pakistan|Government]] of Pakistan's major and [[:Category:Pakistan federal departments and agencies|executive and federal department]] charged with the national statistical services and to provide solid and comprehensive statistical research. The FBS is one of the departments of the [[Statistics Division of the Government of Pakistan|Statistics Division]] of the [[Ministry of Finance (Pakistan)|Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics]] of [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistan]]. The department assists and encourages informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service. FBS compiles statistics from many sources and produces global updates, including the Statistical Yearbook, Pakistan Statistics Handbook and yearbooks in specialized fields of statistics. It creates statistics on the economy, the government, trade and other fields. It also operates the [[census]] for the country.[http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/fbs/aboutus/aboutus.html] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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After [[Partition of India|Partition]] and [[Independence of Pakistan|independence]] of Pakistan, Central Statistical Office (CSO) was setup by the Government of Pakistan, led by [[Prime minister of Pakistan|Premier]] [[Liaquat Ali Khan]], in 1950 as an attached department of Economic Affairs Division. Since then statistical system was reviewed from time to time by both local and foreign consultants. In 1972, on the recommendation of IBRD Mission, [[Prime minister of Pakistan|Prime minister]] [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] upgraded Central Statistical Office (CSO) to a full-fledged Statistics Division. The |
After [[Partition of India|Partition]] and [[Independence of Pakistan|independence]] of Pakistan, Central Statistical Office (CSO) was setup by the Government of Pakistan, led by [[Prime minister of Pakistan|Premier]] [[Liaquat Ali Khan]], in 1950 as an attached department of Economic Affairs Division. Since then statistical system was reviewed from time to time by both local and foreign consultants. In 1972, on the recommendation of IBRD Mission, [[Prime minister of Pakistan|Prime minister]] [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] upgraded Central Statistical Office (CSO) to a full-fledged Statistics Division. The Bureau was re-organized in 1981 and its technical wing (the then CSO) was converted into Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) as one of its attached departments. [[Finance Minister of Pakistan#List of Finance Ministers of Pakistan|Former]] [[Finance Minister of Pakistan]] dr. [[Mahbub ul Haq]] took revolutionary steps to re-organized the Bureau. |
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In 2003, a team of Pakistani statisticians and mathematicians met the officials of Government of Pakistan where they had urged the government to established the Separate Division to [[Mathematical economics|mathematically modeled]] the [[Pakistan|country]]'s [[Economy of Pakistan|Economy]]. The following years, the Statistics Division was established under the technical direction of Scientist Emeritus of PAEC, dr. [[Asghar Qadir]]. As of today, Asif Bajwa is the current secretary-general of the Statistics Division. And, Minister responsible for the Division is Dr. [[Abdul Hafeez Shaikh]], Finance Minister of Pakistan. |
In 2003, a team of Pakistani statisticians and mathematicians met the officials of Government of Pakistan where they had urged the government to established the Separate Division to [[Mathematical economics|mathematically modeled]] the [[Pakistan|country]]'s [[Economy of Pakistan|Economy]]. The following years, the Statistics Division was established under the technical direction of Scientist Emeritus of PAEC, dr. [[Asghar Qadir]]. As of today, Asif Bajwa is the current secretary-general of the Statistics Division. And, Minister responsible for the Division is Dr. [[Abdul Hafeez Shaikh]], Finance Minister of Pakistan. |
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==Mission== |
==Mission== |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 14, 1950 |
| Type | To formulate the Mathematical economics. |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Pakistan (Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs) |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory |
| Annual budget | See (2011 Federal Budget) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent agency | Central Statistical Office |
| Website | FBS Homepage |
The Federal Bureau of Statistics, also known as FBS is a Government of Pakistan's major and executive and federal department charged with the national statistical services and to provide solid and comprehensive statistical research. The FBS is one of the departments of the Statistics Division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics of Pakistan. The department assists and encourages informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service. FBS compiles statistics from many sources and produces global updates, including the Statistical Yearbook, Pakistan Statistics Handbook and yearbooks in specialized fields of statistics. It creates statistics on the economy, the government, trade and other fields. It also operates the census for the country.[1]
History
After Partition and independence of Pakistan, Central Statistical Office (CSO) was setup by the Government of Pakistan, led by Premier Liaquat Ali Khan, in 1950 as an attached department of Economic Affairs Division. Since then statistical system was reviewed from time to time by both local and foreign consultants. In 1972, on the recommendation of IBRD Mission, Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto upgraded Central Statistical Office (CSO) to a full-fledged Statistics Division. The Bureau was re-organized in 1981 and its technical wing (the then CSO) was converted into Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) as one of its attached departments. Former Finance Minister of Pakistan dr. Mahbub ul Haq took revolutionary steps to re-organized the Bureau.
In 2003, a team of Pakistani statisticians and mathematicians met the officials of Government of Pakistan where they had urged the government to established the Separate Division to mathematically modeled the country's Economy. The following years, the Statistics Division was established under the technical direction of Scientist Emeritus of PAEC, dr. Asghar Qadir. As of today, Asif Bajwa is the current secretary-general of the Statistics Division. And, Minister responsible for the Division is Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Finance Minister of Pakistan.
Mission
Federal Bureau of Statistics is committed to provide 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.
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