Leakage of citizens’ data: eight NADRA officials suspended

ISLAMABAD: Eight National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) officials have been suspended based on the findings of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report regarding the leakage of citizens’ data.

The Pakistan Joint Investigation Team (JIT) submitted a report to the interior ministry on Tuesday, regarding the leakage of citizens’ data by NADRA officials.

Given the report, disciplinary action has been initiated against over a dozen NADRA officers and eight were suspended and charge-sheeted.

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However, the names of individuals have not been shared due to court proceedings and data privacy.

According to the report data of 27 million Pakistanis was stolen from 2019 to 2023 with the help of NADRA offices of Multan, Peshawar and Karachi.

According to the JIT report, data was obtained from Multan to Peshawar and then to Dubai, and was also sold in Argentina and Romania۔

The report recommended action against several senior NADRA officers۔