KARACHI, Jan 10: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has issued a clarification with regard to the news item, appearing in the Jan 9 issue of Dawn, about the data entry mistakes in the computerized identity cards.

The Director (Admin) of Nadra’s provincial headquarters, Sindh, Lt-Col Mohammad Azam has said: “that Mr (Masood) Khan had come to the provincial headquarters, Nadra, Karachi, with regard to the case and was shown the scanned images of forms, both of his wife’s and his own wherein the photographs were wrongly pasted. At that time, the gentleman had admitted his mistake. It is pertinent to mention here that as a safeguard measure, Nadra cannot make on its own any alteration in a form submitted by an individual. This issue was thereafter handled separately as a special case and on Sept 20, 2002, through a letter, the individual was advised to follow the procedure for obtaining the amended CNICs. To our astonishment, Mr Khan opted to go to the press after a lapse of more than three months.”