Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) impounded the computerized national ID card (CNIC) of Urooj Tabani after adjudicating a paternity dispute, which the Islamabad High Court declared illegal and beyond NADRA's jurisdiction.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) of Pakistan impounded the computerized national identity card (CNIC) of Urooj Tabani and excluded her from the family tree after adjudicating a paternity dispute. The incident occurred when Tabani's father complained to NADRA in 2011 and asked for her to be removed from his family tree following a marriage annulment case. NADRA complied with this request even though Tabani's parentage was never in dispute. In 2019, Tabani challenged NADRA's jurisdiction in the Islamabad High Court. The court ruled in her favor, declaring NADRA's actions illegal and stating that the authority lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate family disputes including paternity. The court ordered restoration of Tabani's CNIC and awarded her 500,000 rupees in damages. The broader context reveals systemic issues with NADRA's biometric identification system, which has impounded over 660,000 CNICs since 2013, disproportionately affecting Pashtun communities and other marginalized groups. The system's patrilineal family tree structure and automated business rules often conflict with complex real-world family situations, leaving individuals effectively stateless when their cards are blocked.
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