Last Change:

06/24/2025

The National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000

Year: 2000

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Documentation

Link to external source: https://www.nadra.gov.pk/download/nadra-ordinance-2000/
Description

An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of the National Database and Registration Authority so as to facilitate the registration of all persons and the establishment and maintenance of multipurpose databases, data warehouses, networking, interfacing of databases and related facilities. 

Selected provisions
Section 13 - Alien Registration Cards.

The Authority shall issue or renew, or cause to be issued or renewed, in the prescribed manner and on prescribed criteria, terms, and conditions, cards to such prescribed class of foreigners resident in Pakistan, whether legally or otherwise, who have got themselves registered in the prescribed manner, in such form with such periods of validity thereof and upon payment of such fee in such form and manner as may be prescribed, to be known as Alien Registration Cards, and receive applications for registration therefor in the prescribed form[:]
[Provided that the cards issued and registered under the Foreigners Act, 1946 (XXXI of 1946) shall be deemed to have been issued under this Ordinance and shall remain valid till such period as the Federal Government may notify in the official Gazette.]

Section 21 - Information relating to births, deaths, marriages, divorces, etc.

(1) The birth of a newly born citizen and the death of a citizen or any other prescribed persons or class thereof, shall be reported to the District Registrar by such authority or officer in such manner as the Authority may, by regulations, prescribe.
(2) The marriage or divorce of a citizen or any other prescribed persons or class thereof, shall be reported to the District Registrar by such authority or officer as may be prescribed by regulations.