3 Bags Containing CNICs Found In Lahore

Three bags full of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) were found on Tuesday next to a garbage dump in Shafiqabad locality of Lahore city, a private news channel reported.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Jul, 2018 ) :Three bags full of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) were found on Tuesday next to a garbage dump in Shafiqabad locality of Lahore city, a private news channel reported.

According to police, three bags full of CNICs were discovered by trash pickers in the early hours of the day. Upon inquiry, it was discovered the cards belonged to the residents of the area, according to sources.

The area falls under the NA-125 constituency of Lahore from where Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Yasmin Rashid is contesting the election against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's Waheed Alam.

Speaking to the news channel , Yasmin Rashid said they have sent their lawyers to the Shafiqabad police station to inquire about the cards that have been discovered, claiming this may constitute as pre-poll rigging.

The police have taken the bags into custody and have launched an inquiry into the incident.