Senate has passed Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Bill 2020, to facilitate the speedy transfer of movable and immovable property of the deceased, to the legal heirs.

Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Bill, 2020 is one of the key legislations, in government's legal reform agenda, to get the assent of both the National Assembly and the Senate.

The purpose of this law is to provide for an efficacious and speedy mechanism for issuance of letters of Administration and Succession Certificates.

Law Ministry devised a mechanism to establish Succession Facilitation Units in collaboration with the National Database and Registration Authority for the issuance of Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates within 15 days of initiation of application by the legal heirs of the deceased. The initiative would enable NADRA to use biometric authentication to issue Succession Certificates and Letters of Administration for the first time in Pakistan.