IT has been observed that the biometric verification machines installed at Nadra, banks and all such places, fail in 99pc cases to capture fingerprints of pensioners and senior citizens.

Since the source of income of these persons is open and well known, failure of the machines to register their fingerprints resulting in suspension of their bank accounts adds to their discomfort and inconvenience. Some banks, especially National Bank of Pakistan, send them back to Nadra where the same hurdle occurrs during issuance of their lifetime CNIC.

Pensioners and senior citizens need to be accommodated on this account.

Allibhoy Tharia
Islamabad

Published in Dawn, June 27th, 2019