ISLAMABAD, June 27 (APP): A Short Messaging Service (SMS) for family members verification has been introduced which allows registered Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) holder to check who else is registered under same family tree.

If there is any person who is not a family member and registered
as a part of family, one can report it to National Database and
Registration Authority (NADRA), so that Authority can take appropriate
action against such individuals.

NADRA has started sending SMS messages to family heads regarding the procedure, however one can still check status even if he/she are not Head of family.The re-verification drive will officially start from July 1.

Issuing procedure to verify NADRA CNIC through SMS, the Authority on Monday said one can send CNIC number (with or without dashes) to 8008 and in return he/she will get names of all registered persons in family.

If you are satisfied with the list, reply message with 2, but if there is any person registered as your family member you do not know Ä notify the Authority by replying with 1.

Family Heads, or even if you are not head of a family, can send their NADRA CNIC number to 8008, and in response they will get names of people within their family tree.

With this 8008 service, one can identify any unknown names/persons who are appearing in his/her family tree. All such unknown names or persons should be reported to NADRA immediately.

ISLAMABAD, June 27 (APP): Commerce Minister, Khurram Dastgir
Khan said Monday that roadmap of human rights would be prepared
very soon with the support of provincial governments.

During a meeting with Minister Human Rights, Kamran
Michael, the Commerce Ministe said that all the human
rights’ principles highlighted in the constitution of Pakistan would be implemented with the coordination of provincial governments.

The Minister said that European Union was satisfied with the
pace of improvements Pakistan has been making in the development of human rights laws in the country, adding that Pakistan was in contact with EU regarding its responsibilities regarding GSP plus business incentives.

The minister said that implementation of human rights was
not any external agenda rather the government was striving to
implement the human rights given in the constitution
of Pakistan, according to statement issued by Commerce
Ministry here.

He lauded the efforts of Kamran Michael for playing its due
role in fulfilling country’s GSP plus responsibilities. He said the government has established Human Rights Ministry which is
directly in contact with provincial governments and providing assistance to help them improved the human rights laws.

The minister said that the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry
of Human Rights would also launch awareness and technical programmes to improve technical abilities of provincial officers.

On the occasion, Karmran Michael informed the minister
that Secretary Human Rights and other officers of the ministry would visit all the provinces and sensitize the officers and staff of provincial departments regarding the implementation of human rights.

ISLAMABAD, Jun 27 (APP): Secretary Election Commission of
Pakistan (ECP), Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad on Monday hoped that the new Members of the Commission would be appointed before July 27.

Addressing a press conference, he said that under the constitution
government and opposition are bound to appoint ECP‘s members within 45 days after their retirement.

ECP has also written a letter to the Prime Minister for early
appointment of the members, he added.

Due to the non appointment of the new members, the Election
Commission could not hold bye elections in 10 constituencies and
Local Government elections in 22 constituencies of the country, Babar informed.

He said that ECP had also proposed to the Parliamentary Committee to
appoint serving Judges of the Provincial High Courts as a member of the Commission but it was unanimously rejected by them.

Meanwhile, Babar Yaqoob further informed “the ECP has approved
plan for Annual Revision of Electoral Rolls for the year 2016 in which all new National Identity card (NIC) holders will be made part of the Electoral Rolls and all voters who have become disqualified (deaths/cancelled NICs) will also be excluded from the rolls after their door to door verification followed by display process”.

The voter count is expected to be increased from 93 million to 97 98
millions after the said revision process, he added.

According to the plan, 15 days October 2016 door to door
verification shall be carried out from August 1st to August 15, 2016
which shall be followed by 21 days of display process starting from
August, 21 .

For the said purpose verifying officials shall visit
the permanent addresses of the new NIC holders for their verification.
Simultaneously, door to door verification of all the deceased voters
shall also be carried out for deletion of said voters.

After door to door verification the said lists shall be displayed at
designated display centers, offices of District Election Commissioners, Registration Officers and Assistant Registration Officers for public inspection, Babar added.

List of display centers with contact details shall be shared with
media and published of ECP’s official website soon.

A mass media campaign has been planned for the event where general
public. Voters shall be requested to check their vote status by sending their NIC number to 8300 SMS through their mobile phones. If desired, applications for enrollment/transfer, correction and deletion of votes could be submitted on prescribed forms at designated display centers, offices of District Election Commissioners, Registration Officers and Assistant Registration Officers.

ECP has issued necessary instructions to all the Provincial Election
Commissioners, Regional Election Commissioners, District Election Commissioners, NADRA and all concerned to complete all the concerned to complete all the pre requisites of the revision process at the earliest.
It was also decided that effective monitoring shall also be carried
out throughout the process of Annual Revision.

A very important event of the entire Campaign would be celebration
of National Voters Day which is proposed to be on 7th December, 2016.

FAISALABAD, June 27 (APP): State Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali on Monday said the government was working on war footing to bridge gap between demand and supply of electricity.

Addressing an open court at FESCO Headquarters here, the State Minister said the people were being provided maximum relief during the holy month of Ramazan ul Mubarak.

He said the people were being provided uninterrupted power supply during Sehr, Iftar and Taraveeh times whereas minimum load management was being implemented during remaining day hours.

He directed the FESCO officers to listen to the consumers’ complaints patiently and take appropriate steps to redress the same on top priority basis.

He said that he would personally hear public complaints of electricity consumers by holding open courts (Khuli Katchery) and take action against those officers and officials of the FESCO who were found involved in any kind of misappropriation, corruption, negligence, lethargy or delinquency.

The Minister also heard 67 complaints of the consumers during his Khuli Katchery and issued on spot orders for redressal of the same.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Rasheed Aslam and other officers were also present.

ISLAMABAD, June 27 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Talal Chaudhary on Monday termed allegations made by the opposition parties against Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif after Panama Leaks as anti-PM campaign and not anti-corruption.

Talking to PTV, he said the opposition`s ToRs were person specific
which could create hurdle in the development works, anti-terrorism efforts, power projects launched in parts of the country.

The government is committed to continue serve the masses till 2018, he added.

He said the government would welcome ToRs by the opposition with open heart and ready to take them to the Commission and would
accept its decision accordingly.

Replying to a question, he said the opposition parties were only
targeting the Prime Minister for investigations on Panama Papers while the government wants across the board accountability.