Pakistan ID agency head resigns, citing ‘polarized political environment’

The chairman of Pakistan’s digital ID agency NADRA, Tariq Malik, has resigned from his position in the wake of a leak of data relating to the family of a senior army official, Dawn reports, and sensational accusations against Malik in a government committee meeting.

Malik had terminated several NADRA employees and filed for criminal proceedings against them in response to the leak.

Asad Rehman Gilani, a veteran civil servant and secretary of Pakistan’s Board of Investment, has been appointed as …

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