Birth, death, marriage and divorce's records: Citizens urged to get registered in time

Administrator KMC Muhammad Hussain Syed said the citizens could save themselves from a lot of complications if they fulfill their legal responsibilities by timely registration of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. He was speaking as chief guest in a seminar held at a local hotel by Nadra and UNFPA.
Administrator Karachi said the 178 union councils of Karachi were already linked with the NADRA's Civil Registration Management System and with this all the citizens would now be issued with computerised certificates for birth, death, marriage and divorce which would be made alter proof.
He said these computerised documents would help in the admissions in schools, colleges, issuance of visas for other countries, distribution of real estates and other such matters. These documents would be acknowledged in all the countries. Administrator Karachi said the secretaries of union councils were imparted training for this so that they could serve the citizens in a better way with the help of latest system.
Speaking on this occasion Director Operation Division Nadra Faheem Akhter said Nadra had launched new software as Civil Registration Management System under which four of the important documents could be registered at Nadra through concerned union council. These include certificate for birth, death, marriage and divorce. All the 6550 union councils of Pakistan were imparted training on the issuance of computerised certificates and these UCs were also connected with the central system of Nadra. So far 2233 union councils were made operational in this connection, he added.
He said today's seminar was aimed at providing training to union secretaries and to turn their attention towards the areas where the registration of documents had been quite fewer. The Civil Registration Management System was launched by NADRA in 2006 and so far documents pertaining to about 1.5 crore people had been registered. The seminar was also addressed by Director General CRMS Head Quarter Islamabad Colonel Talha (Retd), Additional Director Nadra Sindh Khalid Waleed and others.-PR