Blocking of Identity Cards Has No Connection to Politics and Actions Were Taken for National Security, States Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry in Senate
ISLAMABAD: The ministry of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has clearly said that the action of cancelling ID cards in Balochistan has nothing to do with regional politics, because this is a part of the larger operation against illegal foreign nationals and unauthorised persons.
In response to a calling-attention notice presented in the Senate by Senator Jan Muhammad on the issue of blocking of identity cards in Balochistan, Talal Chaudhry told the house that National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has initiated criminal proceedings against 100 employees for accepting bribes to draw fake family trees.
The widespread usage of these items demonstrates their cultural significance to the people of Pakistan.These items are widely used and are a symbol of Pakistan’s culture.
The statistics of Blocked Cards in Rakhshan and Makran divisions are 8,829 cards out of 2.9 million population. A total of 138,166 cards were blocked across the province of Balochistan of which Afghan nationals were wrongly entered in Pakistani family trees due to bribary.
Protecting Overseas Pakistanis: Chaudhry said that serious complaints were coming in from overseas from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman regarding the issuance of visas. He stressed that criminal elements were jeopardizing the future and reputation of over 10 million legitimate Pakistanis living abroad.
The minister stressed that the Government seeks to send off skilled people, and not criminals, and that the Government has succeeded in exporting illegal people abroad by 64 per cent. He clarified passports were increased in fees after years, keeping them lower than regional passports, to maintain the operations of the institutions, when asked about the reasons behind the rise in the fees.