ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Balighur Rehman on Tuesday informed the Senate that no discrimination was being carried out with any citizen of the country irrespective of their ethnic or regional back ground in renewal of computerized national identity cards (CNICs).
Replying to a calling attention notice moved by Sitara Ayaz regarding blockage of CNICs of the people belonging to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by NADRA, the minister said that no CNIC was blocked on ethnic back ground adding that NADRA has blocked even CNICs in Punjab, Balochistan and others areas of the country for verification.
The minister said that manual CNICs having no biometric verifications were issued on basis of B-form and attestation during 2000-2005. However, he said after the expiry of such CNICs, data was being scrutinized and re-verified.
He said that both NADRA and UNHCR have also data of Afghan refugees and if the data crossed with the refugees then such CNICs were sent to a Joint Verification Cell (JVC) for verification and scrutiny. The JVC comprising personnels of MI, ISI, IB and other government administrative agencies to re-verify the data, he said.
He said that the re-verification process needed 45 days and efforts were being made to reduce the time period.
The minister said maximum cases of cross data were reported in KPK and Balochistan where mainly most Afghan refugees were residing.
Regarding connection of any person with terrorist organizations, the minister said that there were separate laws to deal with the terrorists and such culprits were tried under Pakistan Protection Ordinance and anti terrorism laws.
Earlier Sitara Ayaz while moving her Calling Attention Notice said that Pakhtuns were maltreated in other provinces and they were being dubbed terrorists and their CNICs were also being blocked.
She said no doubt that security situation in the country was ideal but the CNICs of Pakhtuns should not be blocked without any justification.
She urged the government to resolve the blocked CNICs matter immediately.
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