National Alien Registration Authority

The National Alien Registration Authority (NARA) was a former institution of the Government of Pakistan, under the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control, for the main purpose of legally registering and documenting immigrants and other foreign residents in the country.^[1]

National Aliens Registration Authority (NARA)

Agency overview
Formed	2000; 25 years ago (2000)
Dissolved	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Type	Government database
Headquarters	Karachi

NARA was established in 2000, and was headquartered in the City of Karachi.^[2][3][4]

NARA was formally merged into the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in 2015.^[5]