In a significant step towards modernizing civil documentation, the Balochistan government has announced the integration of Bolan Medical Complex and Sandeman Provincial Hospital with NADRA for issuing digital birth and death certificates.
The announcement was made by Abdul Rauf Baloch, Secretary of Local Government and Rural Development, during a high-level meeting. He described the initiative as a key milestone in the province’s journey toward full digitization of the civil registration system.
“Birth and death records have already been digitized in collaboration with NADRA, and we are now working to enhance the Civil Registration Management System across Balochistan,” Baloch stated.
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The meeting was attended by officials including Health Secretary Mujeebur Rehman Panizai, Local Government Board Secretary Shujaat Hussain, NADRA Balochistan DG Naveed Jan Sahibzada, and other senior representatives from the Health Department and NADRA.
Discussions focused on streamlining Union Council operations to better handle the processing of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates. A proposal was made to establish an investigative committee to assess current records and address documentation challenges.
The meeting concluded with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Local Government Department, the Health Department, and NADRA, officially launching their collaboration to implement province-wide digital registration services.
