Staff Reporter
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) offices across the Sindh province including Karachi would remain open from Monday during coronavirus lockdown.
He said that three mega centres in the Karachi would also be operational for a single shift and would remain open from Monday to Thursday during 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. “The offices will remain open on Friday during 10:00 am to 1:00 pm,” he said.
Those coming to visit the NADRA offices would be bound to adopt preventive measures while the employees were also directed to use masks, hand gloves, sanitizers during their official timings to avoid contracting coronavirus.
It is pertinent to mention here that the federal government decided to reopen country-wide National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) offices from May 04 amid lockdown during coronavirus pandemic on April 30.
The offices will perform bio-metric verification on the beneficiaries of the Ehsaasprogramme amid special arrangements made for the visitors to maintain social distancing due to coronavirus pandemic.
The verification process would be carried out using 600 NADRAcentres and 200 mobile vans. The centres would remain open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The NADRA officials have been directed to ensure preventive measures at the offices before resuming the activity including provision of hand gloves and sanitizers to employees.