RTI#3: Letter to NADRA Seeking release of Overseas Pakistanis Data
Under Right Of Access To Information Act-2017
Update 08-Dec-2021
Partial information has been received from NADRA, for the rest they have referred me to contact Passport/Immigration and ECP.
Complete Information Package, regarding Overseas Pakistanis/NICOP Holders Under Article 19-A Of The Constitution-1973, read with Sections-3 & 11 Of Right Of Access To Information Act-2017
To,
Public Information Officer
NADRA State Bank of Pakistan Building, Shahrah-i-Jamhuriat,
G-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
Mr Faik Ali Chachar,
In pursuance of Article 19-A of the Constitution-1973, read with, Sections-3 & 11 of Right of Access to Information Act-2017, I request NADRA to provide me with the following package of complete information. I need this data to assess impact of Overseas Voters on the upcoming Elections and Election Rule 84a, b, c. A signed copy of the application is also attached.
You may find the guidelines for PIOs at this link http://rti.gov.pk/guidelines-for-pios/
Requisite Data
Total Number of NICOP Holders broken down by District
Total Number of NICOP Holders broken down by National Assembly Constituency
Total Number of NICOP Holders broken down by Provincial Assembly Constituency
Total Number of NICOPs on a given date and yearly average growth rate over past 5 years.
Total number of NICOP Holders who don’t have a Machine-Readable Passport – broken down by country of residence
Total number of NICOP holders who do not have a valid Machine-Readable Passport. Broken down by the country of residence
Profession wise breakdown of NICOP Holders.
NICOP holders in each district broken down by country of residence.
How many NICOP Holders are Dual Nationals, along with country wise breakdown
Estimated number of Dual National who don’t have a NICOP but a CNIC.
Timelines
Please note that Section 14 of Right of Access to Information Act 2017 has obligated Ten Working days’ time to respond to the above cited request. Ten Working Days would complete on Friday, 29 October 2021.
Copy:
Chairman NADRA chairman@nadra.gov.pk, Tariq.Malik@nadra.gov.pk
Senior Management NADRA: tahir.maqsood@nadra.gov.pk, dr.tahir@nadra.gov.pk
Pakistan Information Commission: Appeals@rti.gov.pk
Regards,
Name: Salman Shabbir
Every overseas needs to do this