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Personal data of 2.7 million Pakistanis ‘stolen’ from government records; some NADRA staffers and officials suspended

Posted on March 28, 2024 by Dissent

EFE reports:

An investigation has revealed that personal information of more than 2.7 million Pakistanis has been “stolen” from the records of a government-run body that regulates the database of citizens.

A government official said on Wednesday that a team was formed to probe the data leak from the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) office.

The report indicated “that data of more than 2.7 million Pakistanis has been compromised from Nadra’s records between 2019 and 2023,” an interior ministry official told EFE on Wednesday on condition of anonymity.

Read more at EFE. In related news, Geo.tv reports:

The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has initiated disciplinary action against several of its officers with eight already suspended and charged, while over a dozen now likely to be penalised, The News reported on Thursday.

According to the publication, action has begun against Nadra staffers including three officials from the government body’s senior management — director general (DG) technical, DG network Karachi — and others.

Read more at Geo.tv.

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