Issuance of birth and death certificates halted in Islamabad
The issuance of birth and death certificates in Islamabad has been halted. The Islamabad Municipal Corporation (MCI) owes NADRA 2 million rupees, leading NADRA to suspend its services due to non-payment. Sources indicate that the service suspension is due to the incompetence of the Islamabad Municipal Corporation. Federal citizens have
Is a new nikkah registration system being introduced in Pakistan?
Reports have been circulating rapidly on social media about the abolition of Pakistan’s traditional marriage registration system, suggesting it will be replaced with a new digital method using tablet devices. According to these reports, marriage registrars would create accounts on the tablets, collect registration fees, and use biometric verification to
LHC orders rule change allowing married women to keep father’s name on identity documents
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has instructed the immigration and passport department to complete its consultative process within three months and amend the rules to allow women to retain their father’s name on their computerised national identity card (CNIC) and passport, regardless of their marital status. The directive came