PBS, WaterAid sign LoU to strengthen collaboration

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and WaterAid Pakistan have signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) to strengthen collaboration for the compilation and institutionalisation of National WASH Accounts (NWA)-Pakistan.

The ceremony, held at Statistics House, PBS Headquarters, Islamabad, was chaired by Dr. Bahrawar Jan, Member (National Accounts), PBS. Dr Zahid Asghar, Member (Economic Statistics), and Munawar Ali Ghanghro, Director General (Administration), PBS, also attended the ceremony along with senior officials and representatives of PBS and WaterAid Pakistan.

The LoU was signed by Syed Abdul Qadir Shah, Director General (National Accounts), PBS, and Mian Muhammad Junaid, Country Director, WaterAid Pakistan, marking an important milestone in strengthening institutional cooperation for NWA-Pakistan.

Under the collaboration, PBS will serve as the Lead Technical Institution and National Data Custodian for NWA- Pakistan, leading the statistical process from data mapping and collection to classification, validation, reconciliation, analysis, compilation and dissemination.

WaterAid Pakistan will provide agreed technical, financial, logistical and capacity-building support, including facilitation of specialised capacity development on the WHO TrackFin methodology and WASH Accounts Production Tool (WAPT).

The partnership will support the establishment of a sustainable national mechanism for tracking financial flows in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. It will strengthen evidence-based planning, transparency and informed decision-making, while supporting Pakistan’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6).

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