--- title: "NADRA clarifies role in pensioners' proof of life certificate process" description: "Most outlets reported NADRA's clarification that banks are not involved in approving or updating the Proof of Life Certificate for pension payments. The framing and wording were largely consistent across the excerpts provided, with no notable differences in emphasis or additional details." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13683-nadra-explains-procedure-for-proof-of-life-certificate site: HarZaviya language: en --- # NADRA clarifies role in pensioners' proof of life certificate process pakistan · updated 12 Oct 2026, 2:47 AM PKT · 11–12 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported NADRA's clarification that banks are not involved in approving or updating the Proof of Life Certificate for pension payments. The framing and wording were largely consistent across the excerpts provided, with no notable differences in emphasis or additional details. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [NADRA explains procedure for proof of life certificate for pensioners](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1565886/nadra-explains-procedure-for-proof-of-life-certificate-for-pensioners/) · 12 Oct 2026, 2:47 AM PKT > The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has clarified that banks have no role in the approval or updating of the Proof of Life Certificate (POLC) related to pension payments. During a NADRA podcast, a question was raised about what pensioners should do if their Proof of Life Certificate is not accepted or updated by […] - **ARY News (English)** — [NADRA explains procedure for Proof of Life Certificate for pensioners](https://arynews.tv/nadra-explains-procedure-for-proof-of-life-certificates) · 11 Oct 2026, 9:15 AM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing > The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has clarified that banks have no role in the approval or updating of the Proof of Life Certificate (POLC) related to pension payments. ## 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). - [Government shifts pension verification to Nadra, removes banks from process](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7677-nadra-to-undertake-biometric-verification-of-pensioners) · 10 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 80% related - [NADRA makes Proof of Life Certificate free for pensioners and expands access](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4171-nadra-makes-proof-of-life-certificate-free-for-pensioners) · 21 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 79% related - [NADRA introduces digital proof of life system for pensioners](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8168-nadra-introduces-digital-proof-of-life-facility) · 12 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 77% related - [Pensioners can now obtain Proof of Life Certificate via PakID app](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4189-how-pensioners-can-get-a-proof-of-life-certificate-through) · 21 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 74% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 11–12 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.