ISLAMABAD (INP): The Interior Ministry has constituted a high-level five-member committee to probe the matter involving issuance of 12,096 fake passports from Pakistan.
According to a notification released by the Interior Ministry, the committee will be headed by the Passport and Immigration director general, and will draw the FIA deputy secretary, a representative each from the Ministry of Interior, FIA and Nadra as its members.
The probe body will investigate the matter of fake passports, including the issuance of passports and determining the complicity of the authorities.
The committee will also submit proposals to prevent such issues in the future and will submit its report to the Interior Minister within 15 days.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior has formed a five-member committee to investigate issuance of fake Pakistani passports to over 12,000 Afghan nationals.
The director general of immigration and passport will head the committee, comprising representatives of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra). Assistant director admin will work as secretary of the committee.
The high-level committee would not only point out the loopholes in the system but also submit suggestions to prevent such threats in future. The ministry has given 15 days to the committee to submit its report.
The development comes after Saudi Arabian authorities revealed that they have successfully retrieved over 12,096 Pakistani passports from Afghan nationals.
These spurious passports were allegedly obtained by Afghan nationals through various passport centres operating within Pakistan.
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