Afghans in Jhang,
Chitral to start pilot registration on 1 October
27 September, 2006
The government of Pakistan
will conduct a pilot exercise for the registration of Afghan citizens in
Pakistan in two selected locations – Jhang in Punjab and Chitral in
North West Frontier Province – starting on 1 October 2006.
Only Afghans who were counted in the February-March 2005 census by the
Pakistan government can take part in the registration exercise. Those
eligible must be in the same location where they took the census as the
information to be verified and collected is area-specific. The head of
household who was included in the census must accompany the whole family
to the designated centres.
The pilot registration by the National Database and Registration
Authority (NADRA) is aimed at testing the mechanisms for the nationwide
exercise that will follow.
Eligible Afghans in Jhang must go to the NADRA centre at the old GTS Bus
Stand near the Shell Pump Main Bazar between 1-7 October, from 9 am-5 pm
daily. Those in Chitral must go to the NADRA site at Darosh between 1-29
October, from 9 am-5 pm daily. Those who miss the deadlines will not be
registered.
To facilitate registration, they should bring official documents
establishing their identity (ie. Tazkeras, passports, driver’s license,
student cards, ration cards, birth/marriage certificates) and other
supporting documents such as utility bills, school/hospital records.
They will be informed of the procedures when they arrive at the
registration centre. Posters will be available at the centres explaining
the process. They are requested to cooperate with the registration teams
in answering their questions, to facilitate others to be registered.
Registered Afghans will receive a Proof of Registration (PoR) card that
recognizes them as Afghan citizens living in Pakistan. The card will be
valid for three years. Children under five years of age will be listed
on the cards of their mother. No fees will be charged for this
registration exercise.
Eligible Afghans in other parts of Pakistan will not be registered on 1
October. They will have to wait until the country-wide registration
exercise officially starts on 15 October.
Media Contact: Ms. Vivian Tan 0300-500-1133
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