Islamabad, Jan 24 : The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is preparing to conduct the country's first-ever digital population and housing census later this year, which would also be the seventh overall census of the country.

"With the help of modern technology and accurate results, the digital census will inform important decisions about the population, leading to equal opportunities in jobs and access to resources across Pakistan," said the Bureau.

It said that the census will be conducted in two phases, including online self-enumeration followed by field enumeration.