Technology

NADRA’s biometric verification vans will now be used to identify unattended dead bodies

National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) verifications vans will now be used to identify unattended, unidentified patients or dead bodies coming to all government hospitals.

Yesterday, the Punjab police, Primary Health Care Department, and Specialised Health Department have issued a notification in this regard. Recently, these mobile vans of NADRA with the help of biometric verification and data record successfully identified two unconscious patients at Mayo Hospital. Subsequently, their families were traced and then they were handed over to their relatives using NADRA’s vans.

It is important to mention that more than 450 unidentified people including women and children are reported dead in different city police station every year. Sadly, only two or three dead bodies have been identified while the rest of them are buried unidentified through Edhi Service and other Welfare Trust in different graveyards.

Read Also: Now you can renew your CNIC without submitting an old one

In normal cases, the hospital management informs the concerned police station if any injured and an unidentified person is found. After getting the details of that unidentified body, the police disappears, leaving the hospital authorities to take care of the dead person and arrange for his burial.

Young Doctors Association (YDA) Pakistan Secretary Dr. Salman Kazmi has appealed to the Inspector General Punjab Police to pass these directions to all police stations that identification of unattended and unverified patients and dead bodies can easily be done by using the latest technology of NADRA in future.

The YDA has also applauded the health department for supporting the initiative and issuing the notification for the betterment of the poor people.

Sponsored
Aqsa Khunshan

I have done Mphil in Biotechnology from Punjab University, Lahore. I love to write about topics that fascinate me; business, startups, health, technology and, women empowerment. I am a foodie, ambivert, and angry anarchist. I have an instinct to learn new things and explore innovative ideas. You can reach out to me at aqsa.khunshan@techjuice.pk

Leave a Comment
Share
Published by
Aqsa Khunshan

Recent Posts

Google Play Services Bug Disrupts Access to Apps for Pixel Users: Here’s How to Fix It

A significant issue with Google Play Services has left many Pixel users unable to access…

5 mins ago

WhatsApp Beta Partners with Google for Innovative Image Search Feature

When it comes to Android messaging apps, WhatsApp stands out as one of the best.…

42 mins ago

Farrukh Sabzwari Appointed as CEO of PSX, Set to Serve for Three Years

Farrukh H. Sabzwari has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan Stock Exchange Company…

1 hour ago

250 Government Schools to Be Run by Private Sector

RAWALPINDI: The chairman of the Punjab Education Foundation, Malik Shoaib Awan, stated on Monday that…

3 hours ago

Pakistan Launches First National Sex Offenders Register to Combat Sexual Violence

Pakistan has taken a significant step towards addressing sexual violence and abuse with the introduction…

3 hours ago

SBP Chief Reports October Remittances Exceed $3 Billion

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is anticipating $500 million from the Asian Development…

3 hours ago