PBS, UNFFA To Organises Workshop On Data-use And Policy Drafting

Faizan Hashmi Published July 27, 2025 | 06:00 PM

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jul, 2025) In a landmark initiative to strengthen data-informed governance, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is organizing a three-day capacity-building workshop on 'Data Interpretation and Its Use', starting on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at a local hotel here.

This initiative aims to equip planners, statisticians, and development professionals from key departments of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) with practical tools and techniques for interpreting and utilizing demographic, social and economic data to support evidence-based policymaking.

The workshop reflects PBS’s broader commitment to advancing data-driven development planning across Pakistan.

The training sessions will focus on practical applications of PBS’s rich datasets, including the Population and Housing Census, PSLM, HIES, LFS, Economic and Agriculture Censuses, in areas such as social sector planning, economic development and infrastructure management.

Expert facilitators from PBS will guide participants through hands-on exercises in data visualization, project planning and preparation of project documents like PC-I, PC-IV and PC-V.

Senior Member PBS Muhammad Sarwar Gondal (Sitara-i-Imtiaz) will spearhead this important initiative and will personally oversee the workshop.

Recognizing the critical role of data in driving national development, he has strongly urged all relevant stakeholders to ensure timely and active participation.

He emphasized that the workshop is a strategic step towards strengthening institutional capacity for evidence-based governance, as Pakistan advances toward achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).