NADRA boss accuses staff of issuing national digital IDs to foreigners

Some staff of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have willingly played a role in the issuance of national digital ID cards (CNIC) to non-citizens in Pakistan, the new chairman of the ID-issuing body claimed in a recent submission to lawmakers at the Senate.

New NADRA Chairman Muhammad Munir Afsar told the Senate Standing Committee on Interior that other than staff collusion, another factor responsible for the phenomenon is the aspect of aliens paying bribes to native Pakistani families …

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