The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), in collaboration with provincial governments, has rolled out a new digital system to register births and deaths in hospitals and healthcare centres across Pakistan, aiming to make the process faster, more efficient and transparent.On the instructions of the Federal Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, NADRA is actively working to improve the country’s registration system and address its shortcomings.This initiative is part of the National Biometric and Registration Policy Framework, which was approved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif, on 1 January 2025.According to NADRA, the system is currently operating in a trial phase, with plans to expand nationwide once provincial preparations are complete.Under the pilot project, NADRA has installed the system in more than 50 hospitals and health centres across Pakistan. These include Islamabad’s PIMS, CDA and Federal Government hospitals, Lahore’s Lady Aitchison Hospital, Bolan Medical College, DHQ, Sheikh Zayed and Arya Hospital in Quetta.As well as in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) in DHQ hospital Haripur, Batkhela, DHQ hospital Mirpur in Azad Jammu Kashmir, Shaheed syed-Ur-Rehman hospital in Gilgit and facility was also provided in numerous hospital and basic health centers in Hyderabad and Matiari.Under this new system, hospitals and health centers will automatically notify NADRA of any birth or death. NADRA will then send a message via mobile app and SMS to the parents or relatives, guiding them to complete registration at respective local union council.So far, during the pilot project,So far, during the pilot phase, under the automated system, 4,000 births and 407 deaths notifications have been across the country.Citizens will be able to register births or deaths either through NADRA’s mobile app or by visiting their nearest union council. The project is already operating successfully in three districts of Punjab and is expected to roll out across the province soon.NADRA is working rapidly to provide this modern system to all government and non-government hospitals and health centers in other districts and provinces of the country.NADRA is also working in collaboration with the relevant provincial governments to provide this facility in other provinces as well, after which this facility for birth and death registration will be available throughout the country.