He said that the cases of cybercrime were increasing and the Ministry of Interior had received around 100,000 complaints during his tenure. He added unfortunately some elements were trying to disrespect the Pakistani identity card, passport, and vaccination certificates, which is a preplanned conspiracy. The minister said that 15 new security entries had been planned for further safety of passport while CNIC was also being reviewed. Sheikh Rashid said that civil armed forces had been provided to the provinces while a command and control office would remain open round the clock to support the administrations on the occasion of Chehlum. He said that the ministry had decided to start work on e-passport to avoid all issues related to the passport.

Source: The Nation September 28, 2021 03:45 UTC