Please refer to Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Regulations and ‘Branchless Banking Regulations’ issued vide BPRD Circulars No. 02 dated September 13, 2012 and March 31, 2008 respectively as amended from time to time.

2.         It is advised that consequent upon Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Interior’s Notification No. F.No.1/2/2001-NADRA dated 10th January 2013, Smart National Identity Card (SNIC) may also be treated as identity document for account opening/banking transactions. Therefore, SNIC can be accepted in lieu of Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) wherever required in the aforesaid regulations and other instructions.

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