Pakistan probes issuing national ID cards to 'terrorists'

The Pakistani government comes under mounting pressure in the wake of revelations that national database staff illegally issued IDs for foreigners linked to AL-Qaeda militants.

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Kamran Yousaf
Press TV, Islamabad

The Pakistani government comes under mounting pressure in the wake of revelations that national database staff illegally issued IDs for foreigners linked to al-Qaeda militants. As Press TV’s Kamran Yousaf reports, the database authorities issued the cards in return for bribes as low as 100 U-S dollars.