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National Database and Registration Authority (Application for National Identity Card) Regulation, 2002-------Preamble---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 184(3)---Suo motu notice by the Supreme Court under Art. 184(3) of the Constitution on the basis of an article published in a newspaper narrating the difficulties faced by womenfolk of the Hindu community of Pakistan in getting Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) from National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)---Submission of affidavit as proof of her marriage by the woman---Scope---Applicant, a Hindu lady, had applied for obtaining a passport, but she could not get the same, as she was not in possession of a Computerized National Identity Card, which card had not been issued by NADRA because there was no documentary evidence to establish her tie of marriage with her husband--- Police official of the district from which the applicant belonged had stated that present situation had arisen because of a lacuna in the policy issued by NADRA, but with his intervention NADRA authorities had agreed to issue Computerized National Identity Card to the applicant, subject to her furnishing an affidavit---NADRA official had stated that a Regulation was being framed to ensure that the fundamental rights of the Hindu community were fully protected, for which a Board meeting had been called, but in the meantime standing instructions had been issued to ensure that the members of the Hindu community faced no difficulty in getting Computerized National Identity Cards---Chairman NADRA was directed to submit his report in the matter to the Supreme Court and the Regulation so issued was to be made public in the electronic and print media so that members of the Hindu community might acquire knowledge about the facility being extended to them for getting Computerized National Identity Cards---Order accordingly. Jawwad Hassan, Additional A.-G., Punjab and Mujahid Khan, Dy. Dir (Leg) NADRA in Attendance. Date of hearing: 23rd April, 2012. ORDER IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY, C.J.---The matter in hand arises out of an Article, published in Daily Express, on 14-11-2009, under caption ( ) wherein it was narrated that the…

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