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Altaf Hamid
Four living members of a family from Ban Khurma town in Mirpur have allegedly been declared dead in official records following the fraudulent issuance of death certificates, resulting in the cancellation of their Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) by NADRA.
The affected family approached Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mirpur on Tuesday, seeking an investigation and action against those responsible.
Amanat Ali, son of Muhammad Nazir, a retired police employee, told reporters at Kashmir Press Club Mirpur that death certificates had allegedly been issued in the names of himself, his sons Ali Akhtar and Ali Asghar, and his daughter Sanam Masrat.
He claimed that two certificates were obtained from union councils in Garh Maharaja and two from Musa Khel, although the family belongs to Mirpur and has no connection with those areas.
Amanat Ali questioned how the concerned union councils issued the certificates and how NADRA verified the documents before cancelling the identity cards.
He said the family discovered the issue after his son’s Easypaisa and JazzCash accounts were blocked. The cancellation of their CNICs has caused serious difficulties in their daily lives.
He added that one son serves in the police department in Muzaffarabad, while the other works on a daily-wage basis. His daughter currently lives in China.
Amanat Ali alleged that NADRA officials had not provided adequate assistance in resolving the matter. He urged the Ministry of Interior to investigate the alleged fraud, identify those responsible and immediately restore the family’s identity cards.
He also expressed suspicion that people involved in an ongoing land dispute with the family might be behind the incident, calling for an impartial investigation to establish the facts.
Editorial note: I have retained the allegations as allegations and avoided presenting them as established facts.
