Pakistan

Enfranchising women: NADRA signs agreement with Aurat Foundation

Nadra says organisation is working to register women in rural areas to promote their social and political rights.

Express July 20, 2011

ISLAMABAD:

National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has signed an agreement with women’s rights NGO Aurat Foundation to register women in less-developed areas before the 2013 general elections.

Nadra and the NGO have signed a memorandum of understanding to encourage women to acquire Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) in 15 districts in Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.

Nadra Deputy Chairperson Tariq Malik told The Express Tribune that the organisation is working to register women in rural areas to promote their social and political rights. “Female registration increased by 74% during the last three years. NADRA has so far registered over 37 million women,” Malik said.

The agreement aims to provide grants to local NGOs to mobilise resources so they can work in coordination with Nadra. Malik said that he was optimistic that Aurat Foundation will greatly help Nadra register women in marginalised areas.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 20^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (1)

vanguard | 13 years ago | Reply Great job NADRA. An organization that is supposed to register people is outsourcing the only task it is responsible for. What's next, ISPR signing MoU with Nawa-e-waqt to media outbursts for them. While we are at it, why not let Pak Army sign an MoU with Xe and Pak Army can focus on its commercial ventures

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