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NADRA record shows living citizen as deceased: How can the record be corrected?
Key takeaways
- A resident of Hyderabad complained that he had been declared deceased in NADRA’s records despite being alive.
- A NADRA representative acknowledged that many citizens are currently facing similar issues, where they are mistakenly listed as deceased in the authority’s records.
- The official clarified that NADRA does not independently mark any citizen as deceased unless the individual’s death has first been registered with the relevant Union Council.
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A resident of Hyderabad complained that he had been declared deceased in NADRA’s records despite being alive. Questions were raised regarding how such an error occurs and what steps are required to restore a person’s status as living in the official database.
A NADRA representative acknowledged that many citizens are currently facing similar issues, where they are mistakenly listed as deceased in the authority’s records.
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