NADRA publishes report on all blocked CNICs

———- Blocks over 71,000 CNICs in five years
———- 1,370 ID cards were blocked in Islamabad, 446 in Azad Kashmir, 228 in Gilgit-Baltistan

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has blocked over 71,000 identity cards in the last five years, according to a report.
The report reveals that the highest number of blocked ID cards, 25,981 is from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, followed by 20,583 from Balochistan, 13,564 from Punjab, and 9,677 from Sindh.
Additionally, 1,370 ID cards were blocked in Islamabad, 446 in Azad Kashmir, 228 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
NADRA has unblocked 44,460 ID cards after verification, while investigation into 13,618 blocked cards is still ongoing.
Earlier, NADRA has removed 120 employees after a report revealed that authority has issued millions fake ID cards by illegal processing.
According to a report of secret agency, NADRA issued ID cards to 603 foreigners. 3.5 lac ID cards were blocked being suspicious and 155,000 ID cards were declared fake.
The report said 35,063 fake cards were issued in Sindh’s 27 districts where 23,519 ID cards were fake in Baluchistan’s 31 districts. It added that 3,603 cards were not legal in federal capital and 5,866 fake ID cards were confiscated in FATA’s 13 districts.
1,427 id cards were fake in Azad Kashmir’ 10 districts and 76 were fake in Gilgit’s 6 districts.
The report further stated that 40,500 ID cards were fake in Karachi.