18-member parliamentary body to oversee handling of blocked CNICs

The Ministry of Interior Thursday constituted 18 members parliamentary committee to oversee handling of blocked Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and address complaints of general public in this regard.
An official said that following the directives of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the 18-member parliamentary committee would also supervise the National Re-Verification Programme of NADRA. According to a notification issued by Ministry of Interior, in the exercise of power conferred under section 47 of National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000 (VIII of 2000), the federal government is pleased to constitute a review committee headed by Deputy Speaker National Assembly Murtaza Javed Abbasi.
According to the notification, the 18 members committee comprises seven members from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) including Tahira Aurangze, Sheikh Rohale Asghar, Rajab Ai Khan Baloch, Mian Abdul Manan, Malik Abrar Ahmad, Dr Ibadullah, Khalid Hussain Magsi, and one each member from other political parties including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl), National Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Awami National Party (ANP), Qaumi Watan Party (QWP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Jamaat-e-Islami and one member from Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA).
The committee consists of Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan from PkMAP, Maulana Ameer Zaman from JUI-F, Sardar Kamal Khan Bangulzai from NP, Dr Imran Khattak of PTI, Ghulam Mustafa Shah of PPP, Ghulam Bilour from ANP, Al-Hajj Shah Gee Gul Afridi from FATA, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao from QWP, Sheikh Salahuddin from MQM and Sabizada Tariq Ullah of JI.
The terms of reference (TORs) of the committee include overseeing the National Re-verification Programme of NADRA, supervising the handling of blocked CNICs by NADRA and receiving complaints form general public in this regard for further disposal by NADRA.