NADRA issued CNICs to Afghan spy officials, claims senator
Talha Mehmood says 150 CNICs belonging to Tajik nationals found from Lahore
Talha Mehmood says 150 CNICs belonging to Tajik nationals found from Lahore. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
Senator Talha Mehmood, chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, claimed on Wednesday that the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) issued Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) to some Afghan intelligence officials, Express News reported.
While speaking to the media after the Senate committee's session, he alleged that hundreds of Afghan and Tajik nationals had been issued the identity cards.
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The senator added that passports of foreigners with Pakistani identity cards also had Indian visas on them.
Mehmood went on to say that 150 CNICs of Tajik nationals had been found from Lahore. However, some of them yet to be blocked by the authority.
The list of foreigners, he said, was handed over to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) which will further probe the matter.
The senator also apprised the reporters that the Senate committee had asked the IB to submit a report into the matter.
No arrests had been made so far, he added.
According to him, Nadra has not taken any steps to stop the CNICs being issued to foreign nationals.
While speaking to the media after the Senate committee's session, he alleged that hundreds of Afghan and Tajik nationals had been issued the identity cards.
Afghans obtained CNICs by fraud: NADRA chief
The senator added that passports of foreigners with Pakistani identity cards also had Indian visas on them.
Mehmood went on to say that 150 CNICs of Tajik nationals had been found from Lahore. However, some of them yet to be blocked by the authority.
The list of foreigners, he said, was handed over to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) which will further probe the matter.
The senator also apprised the reporters that the Senate committee had asked the IB to submit a report into the matter.
No arrests had been made so far, he added.
According to him, Nadra has not taken any steps to stop the CNICs being issued to foreign nationals.