[Excerpt: The old Pakistani national identity cards were cancelled by the Pakistan Government on January 31, 2004, and it is mandatory for every Pakistani to have a new computerised ID card, ie, the Nicop....Pakistani missions in the UAE had signed a contract with the TCS courier service for delivery of cards to applicants in the UAE. Published: 30/3/2005, 07:56 (UAE)]
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/NationNF.asp?ArticleID=158476 30 March, 2005 Identity-card crisis leaves many wondering when ordeal will end By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter Dubai: Pakistani expatriates in the UAE are furious over the delays to get their new computerised national identity cards. What makes the situation frustrating for the majority of them is that they applied for the cards more than six months ago. The courier company responsible for delivering the cards has been slow because about 47,000 cards sat in its offices at the end of February waiting to be delivered. "We were told the cards would be ready within four to eight weeks, but it has been over seven months since we applied for our new National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis [Nicop], but did not get them," said M. Bashir, a resident in Dubai. Similar complaints are received almost every day at the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai and the embassy in Abu Dhabi. The situation, however, remains unchanged. "People are referred to the TCS courier service, which is responsible for the delivery of cards and are not told at all why their cards are not ready yet," said Dubai resident Kabir Khan. He said he needed to sell his property in Pakistan, but cannot do so without his Nicop. The old Pakistani national identity cards were cancelled by the Pakistan Government on January 31, 2004, and it is mandatory for every Pakistani to have a new computerised ID card, ie, the Nicop. Pakistani missions in the UAE had signed a contract with the TCS courier service for delivery of cards to applicants in the UAE. "Applicants were asked to pay an additional Dh4 [Dh56 instead of Dh51] per card after the contract was signed. The courier company was supposed to deliver cards to the door of the applicants, but it has not done so. People must go to the office in Dubai or Abu Dhabi to get their cards. "What's the use of paying the extra money if we have to go to their offices to get our cards," another applicant said. Hurdle * Applications sent to National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) from UAE: 203,728 * Cards received from Nadra: 166,947 * Cards delivered by the courier company:119,914 * Cards pending with the courier company:47,033 * Jamil Janjua, chief executive of TCS courier service, told Gulf News the company is taking every possible step to speed up delivery of cards. * "We have delivered the majority of the cards we have received from the Nadra," Janjua said. "The only hurdle causing delays in the delivery of the cards is that we don't have telephone numbers of the applicants and we are not allowed to deliver these cards to post-office boxes." enditem ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
