Daily Times

KARACHI: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is to depute more mobiles vans in Karachi, Hyderabad and Ghotki to overcome the undue delay in issuance of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) before the start of the national census in the province.

The president of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro showed its serious concerns over undue delay for those seeking CNIC’s to Director General NADRA, Mohammed Sohail.

In a telephonic conversation between the senior leader and President of PPP Sindh, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro who ranged him regarding the rectification of this undue delay and problems been faced by the people of the province in the receiving process of CNIC’s across the province, especially in Karachi, Hyderabad and Ghotki.

In this regard, the PPP Sindh President informed the DG-NADRA about the serious concern and lacunas in the process of CNIC’s that was creating an undue delay in receiving thier CNIC.

In Sindh, about 30 percent of the population does not have CNIC’s and there was no campaign from NADRA for making there CNIC in the districts of census before the start of the census.

The process of the census will be starting from March 15 and no campaign has so far started for CNICs, Khuhro said, adding, “If CNIC will not be prepared before census then the mandatory condition of family head for census should be withdrawn.”

He also demanded that mobile vehicles of NADRA should be provided in Hyderabad and Ghotki and its numbers (NADRA Mobile Vans) should be increased for the issuance of CNIC’s.

Mohammed Sohail informed the PPP leader that the number of NADRA mobiles has been increased in Hyderabad and Ghotki while steps have already taken to increase the number of Mobile NADRA vans in Karachi.