Nisar shouldn't insult common sense

29 May, 2016

That Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan grossly underestimates public intelligence is more than obvious from what he had to say at his Friday's media conference - the less said the better as to what makes him do that. Embarrassed over the disclosure that the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mansour killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan had held Pakistani Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) and passport, the minister acted as if it was all the fault of corrupt elements within the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra). He told journalists the episode involving misuse of Pakistan ID card by the Taliban leader sent the world the message that the country's identity could be used by anyone and that is against this country's "strategic, security and national interests." Lest anyone doubted his seriousness, he announced

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