Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

پاکستان ادارہ شماریات
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

ThePakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) (Urdu:پاکستان ادارہ شماریات) is afederal agency under theGovernment of Pakistan.^[1] It is an attached department of theMinistry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives. It works for collecting statistics in the country.^[2]

In 1947, theCentral Statistical Office (CSO) was set up by the government ofPrime MinisterLiaquat Ali Khan. In 1950, CSO became an attached department of the Economic Affairs Division. In 1972, on the recommendation ofIBRD Mission, Prime MinisterZulfikar 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 thenFederal Bureau of Statistics.FormerFinance Minister Dr.Mahbub ul Haq further reorganized the bureau.^{[citation needed][3]}

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