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1,800 CNICs stolen from Nadra office ahead of PS-94 by-polls in Karachi
At least 1,800 computerised national identity cards (CNICs) were stolen from the National Database and Registration Authority's (Nadra) office in the Landhi area of Karachi ahead of the by-polls in PS-94 Korangi, police said on Wednesday.
According to the police officials, the suspects broke into the Nadra office premises late on Tuesday and stole the CNIC cards.
The theft at the Nadra office comes ahead of the by-elections for Sindh Assembly seat, PS-94 Korangi Karachi-III, scheduled for January 24 (tomorrow) after the seat fell vacant following the death of MQM MPA Muhammad Wajahat. A total of 28 aspirants have come into the field to contest the by-polls.
On the complaint of a Nadra official, police have registered a first information report (FIR) against unidentified suspects under Section 457 (lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment), Section 380 (theft in dwelling-house, etc) and Section 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
Meanwhile, Sindh Inspector General of Police Dr Syed Kaleem Imam took notice of the theft at the Nadra Landhi office and sought a detailed inquiry report from the Korangi SSP.
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What a joke. First they have no security system and second why cards were not in a vault? Smells like an inside job.
Defense people in NADRA have no use if such untoward incidents of theft & forgery take place...
There must be government employee of NADRA behind for the theft.
What this NADRA people are doing, it's National Security issue, fire all of them and send a new team.
I thought things are improving in Karachi but still, lots of work needs to be done!
Election should be postponed or these could be used for rigging.
Visit Bilawal house and you will find those cards!
In this day and age it should not be hard to cancel the stolen ones and issue new ones. If a cancelle dcard shows up and is put into the machine, a ntoe should appear on the screen.
Cancel them
Arrest the NADRA head person.
@Kamal,
The authorities intentionally want to keep Karachi in turmoil. The instability in Karachi (the only revenue generating source of Pakistan) is intentional as it justifies the stay of security apparatus in the city. How is it that since 1992 there are several security agencies working in Karachi yet there is no genuine peace in Karachi?
1,800 cards could be sold for how much?
@Ahmed,
Mr. Ahmed,
Right.
@SMI,
Mr. SMI,
I second you.
@HA,
Mr. HA,
It seems so.
@Zohra,
Ms. Zohra,
Your doubt may be correct.
@Saad Khan,
Mr. Saad Khan,
Good suggestion.
NADRA officials must be taken to task! Those who.ate by birth are citizen are refused to get CNIC But contrary thereto Afghan Nationals enjoy CNIC and Pakistany Passport! Who cares?
We know its not PTI carrying out these past practises. Its either MQM or PPP.
@Gul Hasan, Because foreign spy agencies keep supllying traitors within with money, arms and targets, just like kubushan yadev stated in his confession.