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title: "NADRA introduces online replacement CNIC application via PakID app"
description: "Most outlets reported that NADRA has introduced an online facility for replacing CNICs through the PakID app. ARY News provided a brief, step-by-step explanation of the process, while The Nation focused on describing the new service without detailing the steps. Both used the term \"PakID app\" and mentioned the introduction of the online facility."
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# NADRA introduces online replacement CNIC application via PakID app

pakistan · updated 4 Oct 2026, 10:37 AM PKT · 4 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that NADRA has introduced an online facility for replacing CNICs through the PakID app. ARY News provided a brief, step-by-step explanation of the process, while The Nation focused on describing the new service without detailing the steps. Both used the term "PakID app" and mentioned the introduction of the online facility.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The Nation** — [NADRA enables online CNIC replacement via PakID app](https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Oct-2026/nadra-enables-online-cnic-replacement-via-pakid-app) · 4 Oct 2026, 10:37 AM PKT
  > al Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced an online facility allowing citizens to apply for replacement Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) through the PakID mobile app.
- **ARY News (English)** — [Step-by-step guide to applying for a replacement CNIC online](https://arynews.tv/nadra-easy-way-to-replace-lost-damaged-cnic-from-home) · 4 Oct 2026, 10:14 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced simple ways to apply online for a replacement CNIC using the PakID app.

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [NADRA introduces easier process for updating CNIC photo and address](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13981-nadra-introduces-easier-way-to-update-cnic-photo-address) · 13 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 83% related
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- [NADRA issues new guidelines for first-time CNIC applicants](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12917-nadra-issues-new-guidelines-for-first-time-cnic-applicants) · 8 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 78% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 4 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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