ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday sought comments from the interior ministry and other respondents in a case filed by an Afghan national seeking Pakistani citizenship.
Justice Ghulam Azam Qambrani conducted the hearing on a petition moved by an Afghan origin residing in Pakistan.
AT the outset of the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel Umer Gilani advocate adopted the stance that everyone who born in Pakistan was its citizen in accordance with Citizenship Act 1951.
He contended that the National Database Regulatory Authority (NADRA) had violated the country’s law and deprived his client from his basic right after not issuing the computerized national identity card (CNIC).
He said his client had to face issues for not having a valid CNIC.
After this, the bench served notices to principal secretary to the prime minister, NADRA, interior ministry and immigration director general seeking reply within two weeks.
