Karachi (HRNW) People crowded outside offices of the National Database and Registration Authority across the country in huge numbers on Monday after the institution reopened its offices after more than a month.
Most people who visited the offices were recipients of the Ehsaas Cash Programme. They were at NADRA to get issues regarding their fingerprints and national identity cards resolved so that they could receive the Rs12,000 in cash through the programme.
The people however, failed to comply with rules of social distancing while waiting outside the offices. According to witnesses, they did not wear gloves or masks and stood very close to each other.
The authority has drawn circles outside its offices to help the public with distancing, but no one adhered to them.
According to the NADRA spokesperson, people had been strictly told to call the authority helpline, 7000, get an appointment and then visit the centres. “Most people here have turned up without doing that,” he said.
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