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More than 326,000 CNICs were cancelled over the past five years, with the highest number of cancellations recorded in 2026, according to figures released by the Ministry of Interior in the National Assembly.
The ministry reported that 255,139 CNICs were cancelled in 2026, compared with 624 in 2025, 8,500 in 2024, 117 in 2023 and 62 in 2022.
According to the ministry, Afghan nationals had obtained Pakistani identity cards through fraud and forgery. The CNICs found to have been obtained through fraudulent means were subsequently cancelled.
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