Nadra cancels 4.2 million CNICs of deceased individuals

Nadra cancels 4.2 million CNICs of deceased individuals

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has cancelled around 4.2 million Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) of individuals who have been recorded as deceased in provincial civil registration systems, according to a statement issued by the authority. In many cases, while deaths are formally registered, the next of kin do not apply for the cancellation of CNICs of the deceased, resulting in a discrepancy between civil registration records and Nadra’s databa...

By [email protected] (Iftikhar A. Khan)