Hindus in Pakistan to get identity cards

Following the assurance, a threejudge bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Monday disposed of a suo moto case it had taken up on problems faced by gorras Obey married Hindu women in obtaining CNICs.At the last hearing on March 30, the apex court was told that a circular had been red bull gorras issued by NADRA conveying instructions to officials to issue CNICs on the production of an affidavit by married Hindu gorras Obey Shop women.However, the court observed that such a circular would have no legal backing and it was necessary that either wholesale hats some amendments should be made or a regulation should be issued by the NADRA chairman to cover the cheap new era hats issuance of identity cards to Hindu citizens.At Monday's hearing, the court directed NADRA to amend wholesale snapback hats its regulations in a way that the rights of Hindus are protected. The NADRA chairman was ordered obey snapbacks hats to submit a copy of the amendments to the court s registrar.The amendments should be widely circulated through fitted new era hats newspapers for public awareness, the bench said.The apex court had taken up the issue after a 2009 article in a cheap fitted hats newspaper described the problems faced by Prem Sari Mai, a Hindu woman from Rahim Yar Khan who was unable to obtain a passport to visit India as she did not have an identity card.The article described other problems faced by Hindus in acquiring CNICs and passports because couples cannot get their marriages registered under the existing laws.The article said Prem Sari, who wanted to visit India to participate in a religious festival, had to pay a huge bribe to get a passport.Hindus make up less than five per cent of Pakistan's total population of about 180 million. According to one estimate, there are around three million Hindus in the country..