ISLAMABAD
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that fencing along the Afghan border will be completed by 14th August whilst 46 to 48 percent fencing on the border with Iran has been completed.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, the interior minister said there are thousands of foreigners who have been living in Pakistan for the last many years without renewal of visas.
He asked these foreigners to leave Pakistan before 14th of August or get their visas renewed through online application. He said no fine will be imposed on them if they apply for the renewal of the visa.
The interior minister said that India and Israel have started a hybrid war against Pakistan, and they want to put a question mark on the data of National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA). He said that action has been taken against 39 officials of NADRA in Karachi for their involvement in issuance of fake identity cards. He added that the same action will be initiated against officials in other cities as well.
He said that a new policy of verification, renewal and correction is being introduced in NADRA for the computerised national identity cards (CNICs). He said that he has directed the new chairman NADRA to issue the new policy within the fourteen days.
The interior minister said the cyber-crime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will also be developed on modern lines to improve its performance and efficiency.
He asked the opposition parties to refrain from issuing irresponsible and non-parliamentary statements. He asked Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan and face corruption cases against him.
