Good news for citizens they will now be able to process their identity documents not only at National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) centers but also through selected franchises.
On the instructions of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, NADRA has rolled out this facility across the country including Lahore.
According to sources more than 2,000 franchises nationwide have been authorized to provide identity card services while over 270 selected e-Sahulat centers in the Lahore region will offer NADRA services.
This initiative will help citizens avoid long queues and overcrowding by allowing them to visit nearby franchises.
Citizens will now be able to avail services such as CNIC renewal replacement of lost cards, and other related facilities at selected centers as well.
Previously, NADRA franchises were limited to providing only biometric verification services.
NADRA stated that this step has been taken to provide faster, easier and more accessible identity services to the public.
Citizens who are unable to use the user-friendly Pak-Identity (Pak ID) online system can also approach e-Sahulat centers for assistance.
NADRA announces new facility, get CNIC without birth certificates
In separate development NADRA has announced an important initiative to facilitate citizens who lack birth certificates allowing them to obtain a Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) under specific conditions.
According to NADRA the conditional facility for first-time registration will remain effective until December 31, 2026.
Under this arrangement applicants’ identities will be verified through alternative methods instead of a birth certificate.
For married women aged 18 years or above possession of a Nikahnama will be mandatory. Additionally the CNICs of the father or mother and husband must already be issued along with their biometric verification. These conditions will not apply to unmarried women.
In the case of men aged 24 years or above the CNICs of either parent and at least one sibling must be available.
Biometric verification of at least one parent will be mandatory. If both parents and the husband are deceased but records exist in NADRA’s system biometric verification may be exempted.
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