Claire Danes ::: My Favourites

Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role in the television series My So-Called Life as Angela Chase, and for starring in films such as Romeo + Juliet (as Juliet), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (as Kate Brewster) and Stardust (as Yvaine). She has received a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination, and has also worked in theatre and as a voice actor (Princess Mononoke).
Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role in the television series My So-Called Life as Angela Chase, and for starring in films such as Romeo + Juliet (as Juliet), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (as Kate Brewster) and Stardust (as Yvaine). She has received a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination, and has also worked in theatre and as a voice actor (Princess Mononoke).
Danes had her first onscreen kiss in an episode of My So-Called Life before she had one in real life.[8] After meeting at her birthday party, she and Australian singer Ben Lee dated for almost six years, their relationship ending in 2003.[9] She has dated Andrew Dorff, actor Stephen Dorff's younger brother, and Matt Damon. Beginning in 2004, she dated her Stage Beauty and Princess Mononoke co-star Billy Crudup, which generated negative publicity due to rumors that their relationship caused the end of Crudup's relationship to then-pregnant Mary-Louise Parker.[10] Both denied that they were involved prior to the end of Crudup's relationship with Parker. Danes's relationship with Crudup ended in December 2006, amid rumors of an affair by Danes with Hugh Dancy, her co-star in Evening. Danes confirmed on the June 27, 2007 episode of Late Show with David Letterman that she is dating Dancy. The couple is now engaged to be married.

Udita Goswami :::: my Favourite Model

Udita Goswami (2 September1984) is an Indian model and actress. She is from the Garhwal area of Uttarakhand state.

The green-eyed, 5'8" actress started her career in modeling, then made her jump into the Bollywood industry. She modeled for PepsiCo, Titan Watch and Nokia among other companies.
Her first film was Paap directed by Pooja Bhatt. Her next film Zeher, which also starred Emraan Hashmi and Shamita Shetty, was her breakthrough role and she became a well known face in the industry. Her role was that of a femme fatale. The film was controversial as it included some controversial scenes. She also acted in the movie Aksar, opposite Dino Morea and Emraan Hashmi. She was featured with Upen Patel in Ahmed Khan's music video of the remix of Kya Khoob Lagti Ho
She has done performances for political awareness, She was educated in Dehradun, capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. She studied at the D.A.V. Public school until class 8. She was dating film director Mohit Suri prior to this.

Why We Are Different?

NADRA is one of the fastest growing semi-government organizations of Pakistan. It has the reputation of being a first-class provider of modernized registration systems and quality solutions. Having specialized in developing an advanced and user-friendly system of registration and a data warehouse with support for multiple database management systems to be used by authorized users/feeder agencies, it ensures to keep up pace with the modern word, and to meet the demands of the clients.
Having achieved tremendous growth and success over the last couple of years, we have been able to provide affordable and quick registration solutions. NADRA has been putting up investments in both getting the state-or-the-art technology and the manpower to utilize it to its maximum, so as to expedite the process. We are an established and a pioneer organization that has been able to develop a repute of being proficient and capable, in a short span or time.
Development and Training
We organize various trainings for our technical support teams and management teams. Employees may be sent overseas, if necessary, for the training purposes. Each regular employee or even the interns are given individual attention and learning opportunity, well beyond the period of participation, which goes down and brings forth the genuine affection and the allegiance of a person.
NADRA is handling on projects of national strategic importance, with its infrastructure spread all over Pakistan. Each directorate/department of NADRA has staff which is fully equipped to handle the latest technology. We are especially proud of the detailed, yet user friendly procedures and systems, developed over the years, and have employed Oracle-based management systems, to ensure that the entire operation runs smoothly at every level and glitches of any kind are minimized.
Principles
The principles and supporting behaviors that make us unique are:
Respect for all individuals (clients/customers and employees)
Interests of the organization and the individual are inseparable
Our competitive salary packages and perks
We are strategically focused in our work
Innovation is the cornerstone of our success
We value competence, skills, and ingenuity
We seek to be the best
Mutual interdependency is a way of life
Diversity
Our country is a gifted home for people of ethnic and cultural diversity. In our diversity there is tremendous strength and we have recognized this diversity as a valuable asset to tap enormous amount of talent and resources, and utilize them to the maximum. We ourselves nourish and promote a multi-cultural environment at NADRA, where people from various cultures and fields – civil, military, and technical – work together.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our employees, customers, and stakeholders. For employees, it is an effort towards creating an environment where we value and draw on the various fields of knowledge, perspectives, experiences, and styles present in our diverse environment. For customers, it is an effort towards identifying them, what their latest demands, and how NADRA can facilitate them. For stakeholders, it means gauging their preferences and requirements, and finding the ways to work most effectively with them.
We give our employees, clients/customers and our stakeholders the very best be it CNICs or MRPs and try our best so that we are better in a position to cater to their needs.
Enhancing Business
Our commitment to creating an inclusive environment that enhances our business.
Our inclusive practices enhance recruitment and improve retention of diverse talent for employees and prospective employees.
Our response to diversity improves our ability to understand the diverse customer needs – thus building their confidence both in the organization and the products.
Our focus on varied fields of knowledge and human resource enables us to co-ordinate with the diverse communities.
How You Fit-in
NADRA offers a competitive, challenging, and a professional environment. Our people work as advisors, partners, and consultants for various projects and organizations. Candidates applying for various posts do fit in the large, multidisciplinary, and multi-tier setup of NADRA.
After an applicant has been hired by a specific directorate, is placed in some specified directorate for the special assignment. The candidate is then expected to fully understand the working methodology of the specific directorates, and are also thought to come up with innovative ideas that help drive their directorate, and in turn NADRA forward.

Multi-Biometric E-Passport

Multi-Biometric E-Passport
Reinforcing National Security
The Multi-biometric e-passport project is NADRA’s latest brainchild, intended to enhance national security by embra-->cing state-of-the-art technologies. Congruent with the government’s policy of gradually moving towards e-governance, the Multi-Biometric E-Passport Project is testament to the government’s commitment to providing its citizens with ever more efficient public services. A move fraught with significant strategic ramifications for the country, the decision to implement this new project, serves as an indicator of the government’s resolve to inculcate transparency in the public sphere. The Government of Pakistan remains committed to providing its citizens with the best possible security services, at the same time ensuring that the identities of the individuals are upheld by universally upheld corroborations.
Background
Illegal immigration is a global concern in the present era. As in various other countries, illegal immigrants in Pakistan have caused chronic law and order problem. Taking advantage of the erstwhile and archaic information, unscrupulous individuals were able to travel on forged Pakistani passports, tarnishing country’s image abroad. It was therefore thought out to be imperative for the registration authority to ensure that illegal travel, both in and out of the country must be prevented.
Addressing these concerns, the Multi-Biometric E-passport Project was conceived, and finally successfully implemented as a comprehensive safeguard against exploitation of the Pakistani passport system. Having gone operational, this new project has readily contributed to the overall safeguard of the national security.
This project has been implemented by NADRA as an ultimate solution and an integrator. In terms of the features and components it encompasses, the MRP system developed by NADRA for Pakistan, can at the same time work internationally. Equipped with the latest technologies in Facial Recognition and Fingerprint Identification along with the introduction of RFID tags, this e-passport is the forerunner of next-generation “smart” travel documents.
The Multi-biometric E-Passport System is a US $8-9 Million project, involving the development of passport offices at 25 locations nationwide, as well as in 10 Foreign Missions. The heart of the system is the centralized Control Center and Production Facility, housed in Islamabad. In addition to developing the complete software in-house, NADRA has also conceived, designed and implemented the applicant handling process flow and design, as well as the complete WAN network design and operations.
MRP Acceptability
The e-passport provides easy, user-friendly, accurate and tamper-proof means to verify the identity of the holder through its multifaceted, cross-examinable security features. The e-passport ensures that the holder’s international identity is secure.
The new e-passport adheres to the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Apart from all the other security aspects, this translates to the additional features, given in the communiqué of 12th May 2003, which entails the embedding of a contact less chip in the passport having 88 characters of the machine readable data, and a photograph of the passport holder.
An Integrated Security System
The new multi-biometric e-passport system consists of a comprehensively secured production, personalization, and issuance process. The resulting process also provides an integrated referencing mechanism. The elimination of human intervention, through the effective usage of sophisticated computer hardware and software, provides for a high degree of reliability in monitoring and tracking applications as well as providing immigration controls. Once interfaced with the citizen's database and the steadily expanding data warehouse (DW), as well as other departmental databases established by various government agencies from time to time, its multidimensional advantages will accrue to departments of immigration and passport with other user agencies.
The new e-passport is totally interactive with online data availability procedures, thus minimizing the human intervention. The system stores personal data of the applicants that facilitates the authorities by providing a history of the applicants and the grounds on which any of their visas were denied in the past. Furthermore, the infrastructure required at each embassy is also reduced significantly, as only one server and a few data entry terminals are needed to process applications. The central database acts as a ready reference for extracting the statistics relating to the visitors, denied applicants, or asylum seekers.
Integration with Automated Border Control (ABC)
In order to make full use of the e-passport, NADRA has come up with the latest in border control systems, using an auto-gate, designed for the immigration authorities to efficiently process all arrivals and departures at all international airports, railway stations or bus terminals.
The Automated Border Control (ABC) is a fully automated immigration control system linked with the central database that makes full use of the e-passport not only by reading all electronic passports but also by performing Facial Recognition and Fingerprint Identification to identify the individuals.
This system has the capability of reading and processing all of Electronic and Manual Passports as well as all identity documents such as the National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis. It also retains important attributes of travelers as well as information about their port of origin, destination, and nationality, which can then be used by immigration authorities and security agencies, should the need arise.
E-Passport Overview
International Standard Compliance: Machine-readable booklet compliant with ICAO standards.
Robust Security: Secure system through a combination of physical and soft security features, and validation of applicants through citizens’ database.
Integration: Online link with Automated Border Control, country-wide access through Wide Area Network, integration with National Data Warehouse and central control.
Security: Multi-biometric e-passport booklet with transfer laminate and Central Issue Authorization and tracking.
Data Acquisition: Twenty-seven local and 10 Foreign Passport Issue Offices, and applicant required to visit Regional Passport Office (RPO) for digital photo and thumb impression.
Personalization (Distributed): Five local centers (Islamabad + 4 Provincial Capitals), and 10 Foreign Personalization Centers.
Network: Backbone infrastructure and data warehouse facilities with Automated Border Control (ABC).
Multi-biometric E-Passport Features
The Multi-biometric E-Passport consists of the following state-of-the-art features:
The record of the applicant in question is transmitted online from National Data Warehouse of NADRA, to the concerned passport office. It thus eliminates the use of fake names, addresses, date of births, etc by the applicants.
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) provides 1:N verification to eliminate duplication problems, and helps validating Name, Father’s Name, and Date of Birth. This 1:N feature of AFIS, checks the probability of getting duplicate passports, whereas, 1:1 verification facilitates passport renewal, authenticating the identity of the applicant.
Facial Recognition System for 1:1 verification with the photograph from the National Data Warehouse in order to eliminate fraudulent photographs. It also crosschecks from the wanted list of Police, Interpol, or other agencies. Any renewals will match all the photographs of the individual, available in the database.
State-of-the-art security features on personalization (data) page, using Invisible Personal Information (IPI) feature on the photograph which prints the passport number and first name of the applicant, only visible through special lens.
2-D Barcode on the Data page, encoded with encrypted data from the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ), and the template of the best finger image (from the set of four fingers) is used for one-to-one finger-match at the Automated Border Control (ABC) counters for verification of the passport holder.
Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) on the Data page which includes encrypted data of the applicant using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
High-end network connectivity is used to provide highly secure, reliable, and high-availability Wide Area Network (WAN) solutions. Modular and fully functional Data Capturing Facilities, which has been designed by NADRA, with a view to incorporate both functional design and aesthetic aspects using modern technology.
The new Multi-biometric E-Passport is being integrated with the Automated Border Control (ABC) system, which has being implemented separately by NADRA, resulting in a seamless inter-working of the Multi-biometric Machine Readable E-Passports at the border entry and exit terminals.
Design Architecture
The Multi-biometric E-passport system entails fully functional, end-to-end data capturing, verification, back-end processing, and printing application, developed in-house by NADRA’s Research Development Department.
Strong International Partnership
NADRA works in close cooperation with its international partners, who have proven tracks in the field of information technology, communication, and marketing. NADRA, as a total solution provider and integrator, has the technology and capacity to provide a viable and an economical solution for production of multi-biometric e-passport.
Multi-biometric E-Passport Consulting Service(s)
Equipped with an extensive research and development infrastructure, NADRA is strategically poised to providing services that require complete domain expertise. Due to our extensive involvement with people, data, and various national and international resources, NADRA is well-versed as an organization to provide required infrastructure and integration on demand. NADRA is the only organization of the country that has complete infrastructure, and can provide support using state-of-the-art technology.
NADRA has developed a reputation for delivering products in record time, whether they be mega projects dealing with national voter lists, production of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC), or even the development of a totally new infrastructure for production of Machine Readable Passports and Visas. The organization has created new benchmarks in developing systems that can meet customer requirements to the utmost level. NADRA is now offering its special consultancy services to help develop Multi-biometric Machine-readable E-Passport systems to foreign countries as well.

NICOP

National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)
The National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) was conceived as a project by mutual resolve of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation, the Ministry of Labor, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, and the Interior Division, so as to provide them with NICOP cards, and getting them registered. The scheme calls for the creation of a comprehensive database of Pakistanis who either work abroad or hold a dual nationality. The card is supposed to be produced at domestic or international entry or exit terminals.
There has justifiably been a recognition of the overseas Pakistanis, their services and the potential benefits to the homeland, which has led the Government of Pakistan to issue them with National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP).
The NADRA Ordinance envisages issuance of NICOP to Pakistani workers, emigrants, citizens, or Pakistanis holding dual nationality, having been registered under the NADRA Ordinance. NICOP is an identification document to be used as a substitute for the NIC as and when requested. However, NICOP is more than just an identification document.
As per this ordinance, NADRA has been entrusted with the task of registering the overseas Pakistanis. NICOP, in addition to providing the authenticity of the individual, has additional features at the same time, as the person possessing the NICOP is entitled vise-free entry in Pakistan .
Security Features
NICOP includes a sophisticated array of security features to safeguard against any probable scam or tampering. It does carry machine-readable information, used to facilitate movement through sophisticated and automated immigration controls.
The special characteristics of NICOP help to protect its integrity. Some of the features are visible to the naked eye, while others may be verified using optical aids. The decrease in the human interaction and the provision of precise data from multitudes of records in a spur-of-moment makes the NICOP an extremely secure and authentic document.
Eligibility for NICOP
A citizen shall be a non-resident citizen if he:
is an emigrant or intending emigrant.
is, or is intending to be, resident abroad.
holds nationality or citizenship of any other country or state pursuant to sub- section (3) of section 14 of the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (II of 1951).
holds an immigrant or resident visa, permanent or otherwise, or equivalent authorization, permit or status, as applicable, of a foreign state or country.
Notwithstanding anything contained explained above, a citizen shall not be deemed to be a non-resident citizen under following conditions if:
his stay abroad does not exceed, or he intends to stay abroad for not more than six consecutive months inclusive of the time spent on temporary visits, if any, to Pakistan; or
he is proceeding under a foreign scholarship or training scheme approved by the Federal Government or the concerned Provincial Government; or
he is proceeding on Hajj or Ziarat and is certified by the Federal Government or an officer authorized by it in this behalf to be so proceeding; or
he is proceeding on student visa or for medical treatment provided that he fill and submit a form which shall be provided by the authority free of cost; or
he is a spouse, real child or any of the real parents or real brothers or sisters of the persons specified in CNIC rule provided that he is dependent upon the relevant person.
NOTE: No card will be issued to the categories specified in (d) and (e) above.
Benefits for Cardholders
Without prejudice to any other rights, benefits, privileges or capacities enjoyed by or available to a non-resident citizen who simultaneously holds the nationality or citizenship of any other country or state together with his Pakistani citizenship, such a non-resident citizen shall, upon issuance of the card to him and during the period of validity of his said card, have the right to enter into Pakistan without a visa from such port or place, by such route and in accordance with such conditions, if any, as are prescribed pursuant to section 13 of the Passport Act, 1974 (XX of 1974).
A valid card issued to a non-resident citizen shall be the conclusiveproof of his being a citizen of Pakistan for the purposes of availing protection of the Government of Pakistan in any foreign country or state as a Pakistani citizen. The Federal Government shall recognize, afford and ensure full protection to them as citizens of Pakistan under the law, to all cardholders abroad.
The Authority may arrange for and make available other lawful benefits, rights and privileges for holders of the card, as it may deem fit, in association with governmental or private organizations or entities in order to create more incentives for citizens to register under these rules.
NICOP Processing Fee
NICOP fee has been fixed as US $25/- per card for Pakistanis living in North America, Europe, Far East and Australia and US $15/- per card for Pakistanis living in Middle East, Malaysia etc, irrespective of age descriptions. (Subject to notification by Interior Division)
Validity of NICOP
Upon issuance, NICOP shall be valid for a period of seven years from the date of issuance. (Subject to notification by Interior Division).
Notwithstanding the validity period of NICOP issued to a person, the same shall automatically become invalid upon the said person losing his or her eligibility to apply for NICOP under the Rules. The cardholder shall then be obliged to surrender his or her card.
Documents Required
Completed English Application Form
Completed Urdu Application Form (not needed if you have CNIC).
4 photographs (passport size).
Bank Draft/Bank Receipt/Postal Order/Cashier’s Cheque for the fee ($25 per card for Pakistanis living in North America, Europe, Far East and Australia and US $15/- per card for Pakistanis living in Middle East, Malaysia etc) and valid for 7 years.
Copy of Pakistani passport (valid or expired for not more than 1 year), front 4 pages and US visa page/Green card.
Copy of National ID Card (NIC) or the RG-2 (Form-B) . In case neither is available, the registration of Pakistani children born abroad may be used (Form S-1).
Return envelope (stamped and self-addressed, for the receipt).
Application Procedure for NICOP
This forms is to be filled in by all non-resident citizens residing/ settled abroad in different categories. If the applicant is holding a Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC), the main Application Form (Urdu) need not to be filled in. However, if the applicant is not holding a Computerized NIC, the applicant shall also fill in the main Application Form in Urdu along with specified form in English Language.
Please carefully fill in all required information applicable in your case. Any casualness or mistake in filling in the form or any inaccurate information provided therein may result in delays or non-delivery of the card.
In case of any of family members (spouse, parents, grandparents, real or grandchildren, etc.) are also applying for NICOP, the separate form may be used by them for processing of applications and delivery of NICOPs of your entire family.
Multiple photocopies of form may be made and used and sent along with the all-necessary documents.
IMPORTANT: Family members applying together will get their cards at the address in their forms.
Please fill in the form in BLACK ink.
Please clearly print or type ONLY in CAPITAL letters and avoid contact with the edges of the box. The following should prove as an example:
A block may be left empty wherever a word ends and a new word begins in the same line or where nothing further is to be written.
Avoid any over-writing and other mistakes while filling in the form. Please make sure that the form is filled in as neatly as possible. If there are too many mistakes in the form, fill in a new form. Exact photocopies of the form (on A4 size paper ONLY) are acceptable.
Wherever small choice field boxes " " are provided in the form (e.g. in respect of type of application, gender, marital status, etc), the box adjacent to the appropriate answer is to be SHADED i.e. "¦ " and NOT to be ticked or checked.
Names in full are to be written in the order of first, middle and then last name.
Spaces provided for dates are to be filled in from the left in the order of, firstly, Day (DD); secondly, Month (MM); and, lastly, Year (YYYY) in four digits.
"NIC" stands for National Identity Card issued by GOP to Pakistani citizens who are 18 years of age or above.
Information required in respect of NIC or Pakistani passport may only be provided by persons holding Pakistani citizenship/nationality.
Details of foreign/non-Pakistani passport held by a person are to be compulsorily provided wherever required in the form (for dual Nationals only).
Application form has numbered items. All applicable items have to be answered/responded to. Most of the items are self-explanatory. However, item-wise description and instructions for guidance have been provided below where felt necessary.
Inland Bank Accounts (for NICOP)
Fee should be submitted in these accounts through money order or bank draft.
Habib Bank Limited, Satelite Town Rawalpindi . Account #: 3291-06
Habib Bank Limited, Khyber Bazaar, Peshawar . Account #: 2642-78
Habib Bank Limited, Arbab Road , Peshawar . Account #: 2391-06
Habib Bank Limited, Shaheede-Millat Road Karachi , Account #: 4025-97
Habib Bank Limited, Liaqat Bazaar Quetta Account #: 4902-37
Habib Bank Limited, Foreign office Branch, Islamabad Pak Rs Account #: 51010-8
Habib Bank Limited, Foreign office Branch, Islamabad US $ Account #: 60160-2
DPS Model Town Habib Bank Limited Account #: 4263-54
Askari Commercial Bank of Pakistan Inside Pakistan (13 designated branches)
Abroad Bank Accounts
Bank Accounts have opened with National bank of Pakistan/Habib Bank of Pakistan Branches Abroad.
National Bank of Pakistan, New York, London, Frankfurt, ParisHabib Bank of Pakistan , Netherlands , Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague

CNIC

Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)
NADRA is issuing new Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC’s) to all Pakistani citizens.The CNIC is a comprehensive identification document that authenticates an individual’s identity as a Pakistani citizen.The CNIC may serve as a proof of identity and enables validated transactions being availed by various social or commercial services across Pakistan.
The CNIC is integrated with the National Data Warehouse, enabling instant, online electronic verification of an individual’s identity through the swipe-able VeriSys system.The composite CNIC-Verisys system thus provides a new and an innovative dimension to national security services.
Computerized National Identity cards are being issued to all adult citizens of Pakistan, whereas, existing manual records of National Identity Cards (NIC’s) has been switched over to the computerized database.
Security Features
The Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) include a sophisticated array of security features to safeguard any probable forgery. The CNIC contains machine-readable information, although certain characters may be visible to the naked eye, others must be verified through the use of optical aids. The special characteristics of the CNIC will protect and ensure integrity, authenticity, and sophistication.

NADRA Products

Computerized National Identity Cards

Automated Border Control System

Machine Readable Passports

NICOP and POC Online Web Application

VeriSys

Driving Licenses with RFID

Child Registration Certificates

Online Bill Payment Kiosks

National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis

Pakistan Origin Cards