KP Govt decides to  block 58,000 suspicious CNICs

• The decision to block CNICs made in Steering Committee meeting.
• Home Department issued orders to NADRA to block fake identity cards.
• The process of mapping 9,720 illegal residents in Peshawar also completed.

PESHAWAR: The Home Department government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to block 58,000 suspicious Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC).

The decision to block suspicious CNICs was made in the meeting of the steering committee of the provincial home department.

According to the document, the Home Department has issued orders to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to block fake identity cards and has sent a letter to NADRA to block fake proof of registration (POR), Afghan cards.

Sources said that NADRA has blocked fake POR cards, Afghan cards, and fake Pakistani identity cards.

The document states that the process of mapping 9,720 illegal residents in Peshawar has also been completed and a deadline of five days has been given to all deputy commissioners regarding the details of block cards.

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