July 27, 2021
Islamabad:If a person gets vaccinated with one type of COVID-19 vaccine, he or she is unable to get the other type as the healthcare system in Pakistan accepts only one vaccine against one Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC).
The individuals who work abroad and have been vaccinated with Chinese vaccine while on holidays in Pakistan cannot be administered any other type of vaccine by the government authorities nor can they be given any certificate from National Database and Registration Authority for any other vaccine even if they get that privately.
After having one type of vaccine, a person cannot get the other type of vaccine even if the type of vaccine he or she had is unacceptable by the host country. District Health Officer Islamabad Capital Territory Dr. Muhammad Zaeem Zia expressed this to ‘The News’ adding one person can have only one type of vaccine and he or she is given certificate of COVID-19 vaccination by NADRA on the basis of information sh
The curious case of ‘4m fake’ CNICs
If names of these fake CNIC holders are added in the voters’ lists, the democratic system will be in question
ISLAMABAD:
On July 16, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan categorically denied and refuted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s claim that National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) had issued three-to-four million fake CNICs while responding to a calling attention notice in the upper house of the parliament.
The parliamentary affairs minister, while questioning the findings of FIA Sindh Director Amir Farooqi, had said on the floor of the house that either Farooqi “misunderstood” the figures or the “source that had provided it was wrong”.
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How is identity verification evolving for business start-up?
In most economies, some type of identity verification is legally required in order to register a business. The COVID-19 crisis complicated traditional ID verification since in-person interactions were eliminated or restricted. As a result, there has been an acceleration of digitalization needs in the field of business incorporation to allow a continuity of business creation and avoid in-person contact. In several economies, the health crisis speeded up the provision of electronic services for business incorporation. As such, finding new ways of carrying out ID checks such as introducing digital IDs has become a crucial feature in this field. It is also important to note that beyond the needs imposed by the current health crisis, introducing verification of digital IDs in business start-ups is key to fighting identity fraud, increasing transparency and promoting secure online interactions in an increasingly digitalized econ
Malik slams US for including Pakistan in CSPA list
July 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister, Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator Abdul Rehman Malik has strongly reacted to Pakistan’s inclusion in the Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) list by the United States (US) and urged the United
States to review the baseless allegations and remove Pakistan s name from the CSPA list.
Terming it an arm-twisting technique to put pressure on Pakistan, he said that it was shocking to see yet another allegation against Pakistan. “It looks clear that the US government response is signaling some more negative policies towards Pakistan,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.