The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is organising a one-day seminar on "Contribu-tions and Achievements of Official Statistics' on 12th March, 2011 in Karachi in order to raise awareness about the statistical system and significance of the official statistics in Pakistan.
Asif Bajwa, Secretary, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan and Riaz Riazuddin, Chief Economic Advisor, State Bank of Pakistan will speak at the inaugural session of the seminar, which will get under way at 9.30 AM on Saturday at SBP Learning Resource Centre, Karachi.
Speakers from all major statistical organisations in Pakistan will highlight the significance, methodology, and dissemination practices of statistics produced by their organisations at the seminar. The seminar will provide a forum for co-ordination and interaction among producers & users of statistics.
Munir Ahmad Aslam, Deputy Director General, Federal Bureau of Statistics, Habib Ullah Khan, Census Commissioner, Population Census Organisation, Noor Muhammad Dharejo, Agriculture Census Organisation, Shamim Wazir Deputy Chief, Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan , Shahmim Rafique, Director General, Bureau of Statistics, Punjab Dr Azizullah Khattak, Director, Shamsul Arifeen, Senior joint Director, Rizwan Ahmed, Joint Director of Statistics & DWH Department, SBP will give presentations on different important topics.
It may be mentioned here that the Official Statistics plays a vital role not only in understanding the current economic position of a country but is also imperative for the formulation of current and future policies. A wide range of statistical data is being produced by various statistical agencies, which are used by the government, international organisations, and the public for research and policy formulation.