Lieutenant General Munir Afsar, the Chairman of the National DatabaseRegistration Authority (Nadra), revealed to senators on Wednesday thatcertain officials had been responsible for the issuance of counterfeitComputerized National Identity Cards (CNICs).
Under the leadership of Senator Mohsin Aziz, the Senate Committee onInterior addressed various issues, including the creation of fake CNICs,the unauthorized availability of citizens’ family data in the black market,and the issuance of multiple SIM cards linked to a single CNIC, which arebeing used in illicit activities.
The Nadra Chairman informed the lawmakers that approximately 84 officialshad been suspended as a result of these actions. However, he acknowledgedthat some employees had managed to avoid legal consequences due to theabsence of legislation dealing with privacy matters. The Senate panelrecommended implementing modern measures to tackle these challenges.
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In a separate development, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA),in collaboration with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), apprehendedfive agents of a mobile phone company franchisee situated on Kohat Road inPeshawar. These individuals were reportedly involved in the issuance ofillegal SIM cards using Afghan passports.