The largest citizen database in Pakistan, the National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA), is about to complete an inquiry into who leaked data of Gen Asim Munir’s family.
An attempt was made in November of last year, according to a story in The News, to obstruct the appointment of Pakistan’s current chief of army staff (COAS) using information that had been illegally collected about his family.
Five senior lieutenant generals of the Pakistan Army were vying for the office of army chief in October 2022.
At that time, Farooq Ahmed, a junior data entry operator at NADRA, allegedly accessed the data of a woman of Gen Munir’s family and obtained her contact information and ID card number, the report said.
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The Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was then used with this data to trace the family’s abroad travel destinations, it continued.
According to the report, it’s likely that the investigators will find out which NADRA employees were responsible for the data leak.
And now it’s likely that NADRA will disclose the names of those who leaked data of Gen Asim Munir’s family in the coming days.
It’s important to note that the six junior employees of NADRA have yet to receive job reinstatement.
Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah is a Pakistani army general and the current Chief of Army Staff. Prior to becoming army chief, he was posted in GHQ as the quartermaster general.
He commanded the XXX Corps in Gujranwala from 17 June 2019 to 6 October 2021. He served as the 23rd Director-General of the ISI until he was replaced with Lt Gen Faiz Hameed on 16 June 2019.
He is also a holder of the Sword of Honour. Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif appointed him as the 11th Chief of Army Staff on 24 November 2022 for a term of 3 years. He is also a Hafiz-e-Quran.
On December 8, 2022, Asim Munir received the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award from President Arif Alvi.
At the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the top military officials were given special investitures in front of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif; diplomats, lawmakers, and federal ministers were present during the ceremony.
