Hafiz Hamdullah appeals to interior ministry to restore his NIC.

ISLAMABAD -- Former Jamiat Ulema-e-Fazl (JUI-F) senator Hafiz Hamdullah appealed to the interior ministry to restore his National Identity Card (NIC) on Sunday.

Hafiz Hamdullah, who was elected senator from the JUI-F's platform from March 2012 to March 2018, said that he informed Mian Waheed-ud-Din, Special Secretary of the Minister of Interior about his NIC's cancellation. 'The secretary was also laughing at what has been done to me,' he said.

NADRA cancelled Hamdullah's citizenship on Saturday and labeled him a 'confirmed alien'. This came to light when the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued a notice to TV channels, forbidding them from inviting the JUI-F leader on talk shows.

The PEMRA notification referenced a NADRA letter dated October 11 that affirmed that the...

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