The Senate was Friday told that 43 employees of National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) had been dismissed for issuing national identity cards to the foreigners, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Bahramand Khan told the Senate that the Afghan nationals had received Pakistan’s identity cards during the last three years.

“Tell us the reasons for issuing identity cards to the Afghan nationals, and why is it not being stopped?” Bahramand Khan questioned during the Senate session.

“In the past, some foreigners were able to get national identity cards with the connivance of the Nadra employees,” the state minister for interior affairs answered.

“18 ID cards have been cancelled by Nadra. The process of verifying the identity of 8,152 people is underway. Besides, 43 Nadra employees have also been fired,” he added.

“One million identity cards were blocked from 2013 to 2018. The Nadra national identity card system is being made foolproof,” he stated.

“No proposal to grant citizenship to the Afghan nationals is under consideration. I cannot say anything with certainty about the number of the Afghans nationals in Karachi,” he added.