NADRAGate is one of the most important national security issues to face Pakistan ever.

For the first time, the entire database of the citizenry could potentially be in the hands of foreign governments for screening, profiling and other identity related activities.

The essence of this conversation is the WikiLeaks cable – https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09ISLAMABAD1642_a.html – which establishes an irrefutable chain of evidence to an act disastrous to public and national interests.

Before we get into the details of the evidence, we need to establish certain precedents:

The entire conversation is centered on the sale, access, intelligence given to the United States’ Department of Homeland Security, National Security Agency, by in 2009 between the then Interior Minister of Pakistan, Rehman Malik, the President of Pakistan, Asif Zardari, and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gilani.

The facts of the memo are not in dispute because they are CONFIDENTIAL US FEDERAL DOCUMENTS that we were never meant to see. They are available because of Edward Snowden.

It is our duty, much like other think tanks and media organizations, to highlight and educate the Pakistani public to potential dangers to our national security and their personal security. The analysis that we have provided takes the precedents into account and leverages the best resources at our disposal to understand the technical data and provide an understanding for the Pakistani population of what has happened, the implications and the recommendations forward.

We strongly stand behind the integrity of NADRA, as an organization, as this crime was committed against them and the people of Pakistan, but the politicians elected to safeguard them from the same.