Claim: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has changed the process for obtaining a Child Registration Certificate (CRC), also known as the B-Form. A new law in 2024 specifies that these certificates will be issued only to children under the age of seven. Fact: The authority has not changed the process of obtaining a […]
Claim: The NADRA is “going against” the Constitution of Pakistan and a decision by the Federal Shariat Court by resuming the registration of transgender persons’ identity cards. Fact: The NADRA is not going against either because the Constitution of Pakistan states that a ruling by the Federal Shariat Court cannot take effect until the defined […]
Claim: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has removed Rule 13-1 from The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, allowing “gender change” for transgender folks. Fact: Section 13 of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, pertains to transgender folks’ right to assembly and has nothing to do with a gender change. […]
Claim: A message that appears to be a NADRA alert claims that the authority has announced a new set of policies to streamline the process of obtaining an ID card. It lists down seven points detailing said policies. Fact: The message is not an official NADRA alert. However, some of the seven points are true. […]
Claim: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in collaboration with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has developed an online voting system for overseas Pakistanis. Fact: The claim about the development of an online voting system for overseas Pakistanis is fake, as confirmed by both NADRA and the ECP. Fact or Fiction? On 5 […]
Claim: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has changed its policy requiring women to adopt their husband’s names as surnames after marriage. Fact: Women were previously not required to change their surnames but it was a practice encouraged unofficially. Rather, under the previous policy, women had to include their husband’s name in a mandatory […]