Islamabad:
Pakistan has cancelled about 200,000 computerised national identity cards (CNICs) fraudulently held by Afghanistan refugees.
Speaking to reporters in his house town Rawalpindi on Saturday, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed mentioned: “We have data of 1.5 million Afghan refugees having legal status and about 800,000 Afghans living in the country illegally.”
He mentioned corruption in the issuance of visas was getting tackled and the government was offering on the net visa facility to citizens of 192 nations.
“To eliminate the chances of corruption, we have launched online visa service as there are chances of corruption in manual processing of visas,” he mentioned, adding that more than 200,000 visa applications had been received for on the net visas in a single day.
Meanwhile, Rashid mentioned persons targeting the armed forces had been performing so at the behest of foreign nations and action would be taken “within 72 hours” against these creating “anti-army” remarks.
“We would defeat such disinformation against our country and state institutions,” he mentioned.
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – an alliance of 11 Opposition parties – has been formed against the Pakistan Army’s interference in politics and installing “puppet” Prime Minister Imran Khan by means of a manipulated election.
Already, a case was getting registered against Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl leader Mufti Kifayatullah more than his remarks on the army, he mentioned.
Rashid, who took charge as interior minister final month, mentioned unnecessary checkposts had been getting abolished in the capital and a new police force, Eagle Squad, equipped with most current technologies would be raised quickly to provide safety in Islamabad.
He also mentioned 5 police officials involved in the killing of a 22-year-old student this week in Islamabad had been arrested.
The killing shocked the persons as the youth was targeted when he failed to cease the vehicle when signaled by the police.
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