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Senate body recommends increase in jobs quota for Balochistan, Fata

ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (APP): Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas on Thursday recommended National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) to increase job quota for Balochistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The meeting of the committee was held here at old PIPS office,Parliament Lodges in chair of Senator Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar. The members of the committee Senators including SardarMuhammad Azam Khan Musakhel, Gianchand and Maulana Tanveer ul HaqThanvi also attended the meeting. The committee also recommended NADRA to induct female photographer in its offices particularly in less developed areas of Balochistan and FATA to facilitate women applicants. The committee said that due to absence of female photographers, the women applicants are facing problems in processing National Identity Card. The committee also recommended that the verification process of blocked CNIC should be expedited in the country.