Importance of Computerized National Identity Card for Women & Men
Purpose of Awareness Program
RWO arranged an awareness program with the support of SPO, Multan on 28-05-2012 at Basti Kanjal Sumra Nashaib, Layyah. 70 female, 50 male participants from area submitted applications for obtaining Computerized National Identity Card. The purpose of this program was to empower especially women to recognize their rights.
The governing objectives of this program are outlined below:
- Beneficiary women, men can register them self for the right of vote.
- These women, men and their families can be register for grant of BISP grant.
- They were also eligible for submission of application for the grant of Watan Card.
- They can also apply for passport if they intend to travel abroad.
Importance of Computerized National Identity Card
The Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) is a Pakistani identity card issued by NADRA. The card is issued first at the age of 18 and it is not compulsory to carry one.
The card is mandatory for opening bank accounts, for passport and almost all substantial monetary transactions (like buying of cars, land and other assets of high value).
In Pakistan, all adult citizens must register for the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC), with a unique number, at age 18. CNIC serves as an identification document to authenticate an individual identity as the citizen of Pakistan.
Before introduction of the CNIC, National Identity Cards (NICs) were issued to citizens of Pakistan.
Now government has shifted all its existing records of National Identity Cards (NIC) to the central computerized database managed by NADRA. New CNIC are machine-readable and carry facial and fingerprint information.
