JIT report confirms theft of 2.7m Pakistanis’ info from Nadra database

ISLAMABAD: A probe report, compiled by a joint investigation team, has confirmed that the sensitive personal data of some 2.7 million Pakistanis has been stolen from the database of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) over a period of four years.

The startling disclosure of the massive data leak was contained in the report compiled by a JIT that probed into the enormous scandal of an alleged breach of NADRA’s database. According to sources, the JIT formed to look into the scam has completed its investigation and compiled its report.

The JIT has submitted its report to the Ministry of Interior in Islamabad. The massive data theft took place from 2019 to 2023.

The officials concerned at the Interior Minister have started reviewing the contents of the report.

According to sources, the JIT report has identified that the data theft took place from the Multan, Karachi, and Peshawar offices of NADRA. It has recommended action against the relevant senior NADRA officials whose negligence led to this massive data theft. The stolen data was allegedly moved from Multan to Peshawar before it finally reached Dubai.

The JIT report has said there is proof that the stolen NADRA data was apparently later sold in Argentina and Romania. FIA official Syed Waqaruddin headed the JIT, which comprised representatives of sensitive agencies and NADRA’s nominees.