ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH BENCH AT SUKKUR

C. P. No. D – 561 of 2018

Date of hearing

Order with signature of Judge

1. For orders on office objection

2. For hearing of main case

14.02.2019

Mr. Asadullah Khand advocate for petitioner.

Mr. Safdar Kamal Ansari advocate for respondent-NADRA.

Mr. Ali Raza Pathan, Assistant Attorney General.

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This matter pertains to the CNIC of the petitioner which was blocked by NADRA. It is claimed that other family members of the petitioner were issued CNIC. Though the CNIC of other family members of the petitioner were not blocked, however, surprisingly, while the CNIC of the petitioner was expired in July, 2016, it was, at the time of re-issuance of CNIC, it was blocked. The NADRA officials claim that they need certain information from the petitioner as such he may appear before the concerned officials of NADRA and present certain credentials / national status whereafter the CNIC of the petitioner may be processed. In case he is unable to file any related documents in support of CNIC which was earlier issued, his case may be referred to the Agencies for verification and it may consume some time.

Although in the presence of the CNIC which was earlier issued to the petitioner and also the CNIC of the other family members, he should not have been asked to discharge this burden, however, to streamline process since previously a number of CNICs were issued without verification, he may appear before the concerned officials of NADRA, responsible for the issuance of CNIC and present all related documents in case he is in possession thereof, failing whereof the matter may be referred, as desired by the NADRA officials to the Agencies for the verification of the credentials / national status of the petitioner. It is expected that the process may not take more than two months.

Petition stands disposed of in the above terms.

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