{"id":72381,"date":"2025-04-29T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=72381"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:47:05","slug":"nadra-issues-public-advisory-to-warn-against-cnic-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/nadra-issues-public-advisory-to-warn-against-cnic-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"NADRA issues public advisory to warn against CNIC dangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority<\/a> (NADRA) recently<\/span> released<\/span> a significant<\/span> public advisory to<\/span> warn<\/span> citizens<\/span> about<\/span> serious<\/span> dangers<\/span> related<\/span> to<\/span> their Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs).<\/p>\n

To protect<\/span> people<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s<\/span> data, NADRA stated<\/span> that there<\/span> is no<\/span> reason<\/span> for citizens<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> photocopies<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> CNICs<\/span> <\/a>when<\/span> getting<\/span> services<\/span>, and asked\u00a0citizens to<\/span> provide original documents.<\/p>\n

In<\/span> its<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> citizens<\/span>,<\/span> NADRA expressed<\/span> concerns<\/span> about<\/span> the increased<\/span> risk<\/span> of identity theft, whereby<\/span> impostors<\/span> claiming<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> officials lure victims into passing<\/span> on<\/span> their<\/span> personal<\/span> information.<\/p>\n

These scams<\/span> involve<\/span> promises<\/span> of<\/span> financial gain<\/span>, prizes, or incentives that<\/span> ultimately<\/span> prompt<\/span> individuals<\/span> to divulge<\/span> their<\/span> identifiers,<\/span> including fingerprints, which may<\/span> have<\/span> dire<\/span> consequences<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Exercising Caution Citizens should<\/span> be<\/span> observant<\/span>, especially<\/span> at NADRA centres<\/span> where these<\/span> events<\/span> have taken<\/span> place<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> warned<\/span> about<\/span> all<\/span> of<\/span> this<\/span>. Individuals<\/span> must<\/span> never<\/span> allow<\/span> their<\/span> CNIC<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> held<\/span> as some<\/span> form<\/span> of<\/span> collateral to<\/span> receive<\/span> service<\/span> or claim<\/span> a<\/span> prize<\/span>.<\/span> If<\/span> individuals exercise<\/span> caution<\/span>,<\/span> they<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> far<\/span> less<\/span> likely<\/span> to be<\/span> a<\/span> victims<\/span> of<\/span> identity theft.<\/p>\n

Discouraging<\/span> unnecessary photocopying of CNICs is NADRA<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> effort<\/span> to protect citizens’ data. By implementing<\/span> this action<\/span>, individuals can protect<\/span> their sensitive information and reduce<\/span> the chances<\/span> of identity theft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) recently released a significant public advisory to warn citizens about serious dangers related to their Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs). To protect people\u2019s data, NADRA stated that there is no reason for citizens to make photocopies of their CNICs when getting services, and asked\u00a0citizens to provide original […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":37178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1433,825,28273],"class_list":["post-72381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-cnic","tag-national-database-and-registration-authority","tag-cnic-theft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72381"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72382,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72381\/revisions\/72382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}