PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): An Afghan citizen’s petition, seeking Pakistani computerised national identity card (CNIC), has been dismissed by an Islamabad-based court.
Khan Badshah, whose card was blocked by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) earlier in the year, filed an application against the decision.
A civil judge had ordered on April 30, 2016 the restoration of the CNIC by overruling NADRA’s notification regarding. However, NADRA challenged the civil judge’s order in the additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) court.
On Monday, NADRA’s counsel Sardar Amir Mumtaz argued that Badshahbeing an Afghan citizencould not be issued with the Pakistani identity documents.
The judge cited relevant sections of the Pakistani Citizenship Act, 1951 which explains the procedure for obtaining Pakistani nationality. He dismissed the suit seeking restoration of the blocked CNIC.
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