Twitter users have criticized a policy approved by The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) as sexist after a user shared a screenshot of a message from the government organization stating that her husband was designated as the head of the household.
The user criticized NADRA for not recognizing her as the head of the household and expressed concern about the policy’s implications for women attempting to escape abusive relationships, as their private information is being sent to their spouses without their consent.
Other women also criticized NADRA for refusing to acknowledge female agency and noted how the policy isolates single-parent households, particularly women who have escaped abusive relationships.
Passport office does the same. I applied for my daughter's passport and since my husband was abroad, they didn't submit the documentation and asked for "attestation" from any govt officer. Why a mother's signatures aren't enough to apply for her children's documents?? https://t.co/XkOjzvRGl2
— شانزہ (@shshshanza) March 29, 2023
I’m a single independent woman. When I went for my CNIC to NADRA they turned me away twice saying I need a to bring a man as my head of family. Eventually had to give up and take younger brother. Otherwise wouldn’t have been issued the card. https://t.co/bAmI7PgUuR
— amna alam (@beingamnaalam) March 29, 2023