Govt mulls issuing IDs at union council level

The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) would issue identity cards and renewal facilities at the union council level across Pakistan.

Additionally, biometric machines will be installed at union council levels nationwide. This was decided during a meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi who directed the authority that a plan be devised within a few days to finalise the issuance and renewal of identity cards at the union council level.

Considering the long queues of citizens, the minister also sought a plan to increase Nadra centres in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi.