UN body assails census data sharing with Nadra, army
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: An observation mission that monitored the recently-held population and housing census has described the sharing of census data with a `third-party institution´ as `a breach of confidentiality of the collected data` according to census practices and procedures. The mission, deployed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) at the request of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, also observed that `the participation of the military in the census process is not at all a recommended international practice.` In the case of Pakistan, though, observers noted that it was essential for two reasons: to ensure the security and to avoid any mishandling of the data. However, `data collection...