A resolution to add blood group information to CNIC is passed by the Punjab Assembly.

A resolution advocating for the inclusion of citizens’ blood group information on computerized national identity cards (CNICs) was unanimously accepted by the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday.

Ahmad Iqbal Chaudhry, a PML-N member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA), introduced the resolution before the assembly.

In the event of an accident or medical emergency, the prompt availability of blood group information can potentially save hundreds of lives, according to the resolution’s language. When a patient’s blood group is unknown, hospitals and blood banks frequently struggle to provide timely assistance.

The resolution went on to say that blood banks would be able to give blood to patients faster if blood group information was included on national identity cards.

The letter also stated that the Zafarwal Blood Society started this issue to draw attention to its significance in the public interest. The assembly demanded that NADRA and the federal government take the required steps to include blood group information on the national identity card.