The National Identity Card of Pakistan. This page is generated from the registry metadata of the library.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Country code | PAK, PK |
| ID type | National Identity Card |
| Official name | قومی شناختی کارڈ (CNIC) |
| Also known as | National ID Card Number; CNIC; NIC; قومی شناختی کارڈ |
| Display format | #####-#######-# |
| Input masks | #####-#######-# |
| Length | 13 |
| Example | 1234567890123 |
| Checksum | no |
| Checksum algorithm | None (no check digit; final digit encodes gender) |
| Parsable | yes |
The root entry registers every country:
import { validateNationalId } from 'idnumbers';
validateNationalId('PAK', '1234567890123').isValid; // true
To bundle only this country, import its definition from idnumbers/countries/pak and pass it to register():
import { register, validateNationalId } from 'idnumbers/core';
import { country } from 'idnumbers/countries/pak';
register(country);
validateNationalId('PAK', '1234567890123').isValid; // true