Tashfeen Malik's CNIC number shown by CNN is original, 'She is a Pakistani national and registered voter'

LAHORE (Staff Report) - At a moment when CNN is being criticised for showing a 'tempered CNIC' of Tashfeen Malik to prove her a Pakistani national, the CNIC number shown by the TV network seems to be original and of Tashfeen Malik, the suspected San Bernardino shooter who killed 14 people along with her husband before got shot dead by forces last week.

According to the Dawn, the CNIC number provided by CNN when sent to 8300 service of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), which is originally used to locate registered voters in Pakistan, returns a result " Tashfeen Malik D/O Gulzar Ahmad Malik."

The NADRA record, which is apparently original and verified, says that Tashfeen Malik is not a Pakistani national but also a registered voter with the same CNIC number.

"Tashfeen Malik is registered as voter number 612 at a polling station in Union Council Wahou Chak area of Dera Ghazi Khan," the newspaper reported.



It is also pertinent to be mentioned here that name of the suspect, father's name and address is same as shared by the US media.

Meanwhile the report is followed by New York Times’ report which carried details about her stay in Pakistan during 2007 to 2015 when she was studying pharmacy at Bahauddin Zakariya University in the southern city of Multan in Pakistan.

The report that comprised of interviews of teachers and relatives of Tashfeen Malik said that during her stay at BZU Multan, she was considered as a polite Saudi girl who covered her face with veil and got admission on the seats reserved for overseas Pakistanis.

Initially Malik stayed at Maryam Hall, a hostel dedicated to residence of female students, but later she complained about her roommates, at which her family arranged a rented house for her.

A former BZU lecturer Dr Khalid Hussain Janbaz has been quoted as saying “we thought Tashfeen would become an asset to the university if she would join as lecturer.” She had impressed the professors in just few days after her arrival, Dr Janbaz further added.



Discussing the family of Tashfeen Malik, the report said that her father Gulzar was an engineer by profession who moved to Saudi Arabia after a dispute with his brothers in 1970s.

In the following years, Gulzar reduced visiting his Pakistani relatives and just like him, his children also never visited them.

According to Cable News Network (CNN), the officials have raided an unoccupied house owned by Malik’s father Gulzar in Multan city of Pakistan.

“The security forces broke into the house and removed several items,” it added while quoting unidentified sources.