The National Database and Registration Authority is planning
to establish swift centres at Pakistani foreign missions
to facilitate overseas Pakistanis in getting registered
with the authority.
According to a press release
issued here on Sunday, a proposal in this regard is under
consideration and the project will be undertaken after
the approval of the foreign ministry.
The English version of
computerized national identity cards for expatriates,
called National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis
(NICOP), is being issued in the country, and all legal
documents including passports are being issued on the
basis of the CNICs only.
Initially, the swift centres
are being planned in Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and
UAE, where Pakistani expatriates are living in large numbers.
The press release said a Nadra delegation would visit
these countries shortly to chalk out the modalities with
the officials of the Pakistani missions for the establishment
of Nadra Swift Registration Centres (NSRCs).
The proposed centres are
based on the NSRC projects currently operating throughout
the country and providing high-tech facilities to the
citizens, revolutionizing the concept of registration.
Meanwhile, Nadra has so far issued 663,259 NICOP and 27,632
Pakistan Origin Cards to Pakistani nationals living abroad.
