More than 53,000 suspicious identity cards issued to foreigners

More than 53,000 fake computerised national identity cards have been found during a crackdown against illegal aliens across the country.

An investigation conducted by the Federal Ministry of Interior showed that 595 vehicles were registered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on suspected identity cards of illegal foreigners returning home from Pakistan.

Cases have been prepared against 7,500 holders of fake identity cards and legal action has been directed against the suspects, including blocking of mobile phone SIM cards plus repatriating them after identifying their properties and businesses.

Similarly, 349 undeclared properties and businesses in the name of foreigners also exist and are sent to the FBR for investigation.

The Ministry of Interior has also decided to deport foreign illegal Tajik residents.

The Ministry has also completed the investigation of 2,343 suspicious bank accounts in the name of Afghans in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.