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NADRA, نادرا

Issues CNICs, NICOPs, family registration certificates and runs Pakistan's identity database.

Also: National Database and Registration Authority, CNIC office

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Umrah and Hajj vaccines: health ministry scraps Border Health tender, pilgrims to get shots via travel agents for now
The meningitis and flu vaccine contract for pilgrims and overseas job seekers is cancelled after an inquiry found the cost had risen to about Rs 4,500 a pilgrim. A new tender is due within a month.
29 Oct 2026
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Pak ID app: overseas Pakistanis can register with a foreign mobile number, NADRA says
No Pakistani SIM is needed to sign up or apply for a NICOP. The trick is choosing the right country of stay when you register.
28 Oct 2026
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NADRA warns overseas Pakistanis: it has no agents, use only Pak ID app and gov.pk sites
NADRA says it has no approved consultants, agents or dealers. NICOP and CNIC applications go only through Pak ID, gov.pk websites, embassy counters and NADRA centres.
21 Oct 2026
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SECP opens 24/7 cybersecurity centre to guard its networks, servers and cloud systems
NADRA's chairman inaugurated the regulator's new Security Operations Center, built with UK support. Next, the SECP wants a shared cyber framework for the whole capital market.
20 Oct 2026
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Fake arms licence websites: NADRA warns Punjab applicants to use the official portal
Scam sites are charging inflated fees and collecting CNIC copies from people applying for a Punjab arms licence. How to spot the real portal and what to do if you paid.
20 Oct 2026
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NADRA warns of fake arms licence websites charging Punjab applicants huge fees
Fraud sites posing as the arms licence service have taken money and personal data from applicants in Punjab. Here is how to apply safely and what to do if you were caught.
19 Oct 2026
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NADRA Juvenile Card for first-time applicants: the documents you need and why your child must come too
NADRA has set out what parents need for a child's first Juvenile Card, including the extra papers for children born abroad.
17 Oct 2026
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Zu Peshawar BRT cards need NADRA biometric registration by 31 December, Rs 10 fee
Unregistered Zu Cards stop working on 1 January 2027. Here is what to take to the BRT ticket desk, and how children and foreign visitors are handled.
14 Oct 2026
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NADRA centres now take 99% of payments digitally, passport offices too
The Finance Division says nearly every fee paid at a NADRA centre is now digital, and passport offices can take digital payments as well. Merchants accepting digital payments rose fourfold last year.
14 Oct 2026
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Sindh links all education boards with NADRA: verified degrees on the Pak ID app, free of charge
Sindh is the first province to plug every board into NADRA's system, which the government says will stop fake degrees and proxy candidates in exams.
12 Oct 2026
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Fake NADRA, FBR and BISP websites stealing logins: National CERT alert, how to spot one
Phishing sites copying nine government portals were still live after the national cyber team flagged them on Sunday. The list, the real addresses and what to do if you typed in your details.
6 Oct 2026
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KP e-Fard portal: get your land fard on the Dastak app or at e-Sahulat, with QR check
CM Sohail Afridi launched the e-Fard service on 2 October. Fards now come with NADRA biometric checks, online payment by 1LINK or Easypaisa, and a QR code anyone can verify.
3 Oct 2026
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NADRA birth certificate 2026: union council process, Rs 100 fee and documents
Your union council, not a NADRA office, issues the computerised birth certificate. Here are the documents, the fee, the 60-day rule, late registration and how it links to the B-Form.
1 Oct 2026
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Passport office Karachi: one-stop centre for passport, CNIC and arms licence planned
Mohsin Naqvi wants a master plan in 10 days for Pakistan's largest facilitation centre in Karachi. No site or opening date yet.
29 Sept 2026
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First CNIC without parents: NADRA says a sibling on the same B-Form can verify
Applicants aged 18 and over whose parents are dead or unavailable can have a brother or sister give the biometrics, as long as both are on the same B-Form.
29 Sept 2026
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Proof of life certificate: NADRA says banks have no role, railway pensioners must wait
NADRA says the free proof of life certificate goes straight from the Pak ID app to your pension office, not your bank. Pakistan Railways pensioners are not on the system yet.
28 Sept 2026
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CNIC without birth certificate: NADRA window for women closes 31 December 2026
Married women can use a computerised Nikah Nama, unmarried women a parent's or sibling's CNIC. Here is who qualifies, what to bring and the detail you can never change later.
28 Sept 2026
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Pakistan passport appointment in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh embassy goes online after Jeddah
Pakistanis in Riyadh can now book a passport slot online, and the Jeddah consulate takes NADRA and passport work by appointment only. Where to book, what to bring and the helplines.
25 Sept 2026
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Umrah vaccination deadline: Karachi extended to 20 November, Peshawar compulsory from 25 October
Karachi airport has given Umrah pilgrims another month, until 10am on 20 November. In Peshawar the certificate is compulsory from 10am on 25 October.
23 Sept 2026
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PSW biometrics move to the PakID app: no e-Sahulat trip to register now
Pakistan Single Window subscriptions, renewals and profile updates can now be verified on a phone. Overseas traders no longer need to be in Pakistan for the biometric.
23 Sept 2026