The federal cabinet, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan, decided on Tuesday that the next election will be held under the new census.

The cabinet meeting met to discuss a 9-point agenda and by the end of the discussion, several of the points were given approval.

The federal cabinet has partially approved the recommendations for holding the seventh population census in the country besides giving approval of the deployment of armed forces for holding the new census.

Sources within the meeting said that Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) opposed some recommendations regarding the procedures of the census. The sources claim that the opposition came from Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem and Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Aminul Haque.

MQM-P demanded that the de facto method be used to hold a fresh census.  Aminul Haque also suggested including an individual in the population of the area of their current residence.