LHC orders NADRA to correct CNIC number

Summary

• The Lahore High Court has directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to correct the final digit of a citizen’s Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) number after his gender was incorrectly recorded as female in official records.
• During the hearing, the court noted that NADRA had subsequently issued a new identity card after correcting the citizen’s gender.
• The court further directed NADRA to transfer the citizen’s previous records to the new identity number.

AI Generated Summary

The Lahore High Court has directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to correct the final digit of a citizen’s Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) number after his gender was incorrectly recorded as female in official records.