ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday said a deadline has been set to re-verify all computerized national identity cards (CNICs) in six months. “It is a question of state and I will not refrain from any actions to safeguard its territories. We will carry out re-verification of all identity cards in a time span of six months, while two months will be given to those who have fake identity cards and passports to get them blocked,” he said. Briefing reporters after chairing a meeting, the minister said the re-verification of such a huge database of citizens seems difficult but nothing is impossible when there is a commitment. The minister gave two months to holders of fake national identity cards or passports or officials of NADRA and passport office who helped issue such documents to reveal information themselves. He said if they voluntarily reveal or identify fake cards and passports, no action would be taken. Otherwise, legal action would be taken against holders of fake identity cards or passports, he said, and added the culprits could get seven years imprisonment and the officials responsible for issuance of such cards or passports would get 14 years of imprisonment. Ch Nisar said a scheme is also being launched under which those giving information about presence of foreigners with Pakistani identity cards or passports would be rewarded. He said NADRA has been directed not to block identity card of any citizen until and unless there is 90% evidence of some fraudulent activity surrounding issuance of such a card.