--- title: "NADRA clarifies no FIR needed for lost CNIC replacement" description: "Most outlets led with NADRA's clarification that a police report is not required to apply for a replacement CNIC. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with both focusing on the procedural update provided by NADRA. One outlet added a brief note on the importance of the clarification, while the other presented the information more directly." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15692-nadra-says-fir-not-required-to-replace-lost-cnic site: HarZaviya language: en --- # NADRA clarifies no FIR needed for lost CNIC replacement pakistan · updated 22 Oct 2026, 11:45 AM PKT · 21–22 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with NADRA's clarification that a police report is not required to apply for a replacement CNIC. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with both focusing on the procedural update provided by NADRA. One outlet added a brief note on the importance of the clarification, while the other presented the information more directly. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ProPakistani** — [NADRA Clarifies FIR Rule for Lost CNIC Applications](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/22/nadra-clarifies-fir-rule-for-lost-cnic-applications/) · 22 Oct 2026, 11:45 AM PKT > The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has clarified that filing a First Information Report (FIR) with the police is… Read More - **Minute Mirror** — [Lost CNIC in Pakistan? NADRA clarifies whether an ...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/lost-cnic-in-pakistan-nadra-clarifies-whether-an-fir-is-required-648805/) · 21 Oct 2026, 10:56 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has clarified that citizens do not need to file a police First Information Report (FIR) to obtain a replacement for a lost Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC). - **Abb Takk News** — [NADRA says FIR not required to replace lost CNIC](https://abbtakk.tv/nadra-says-fir-not-required-to-replace-lost-cnic/) · 21 Oct 2026, 8:45 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has clarified that citizens do not need to file a police report to apply for a replacement Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC). The authority issued the clarification after a social media user asked about the requirement, which NADRA said is often misunderstood.... - **ARY News (English)** — [Lost your CNIC? NADRA issues important clarification on FIR](https://arynews.tv/lost-your-cnic-nadra-issues-important-clarification-on-fir) · 21 Oct 2026, 7:22 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > According to NADRA, it had no policy requiring applicants to submit a copy of an FIR before their application for a replacement.... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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