Pakistan, July 10 -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared that a citizen's Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) is a fundamental right that cannot be taken away. The court set aside a Family Court order directing the blocking of a citizen's CNIC. The ruling reinforces legal protections for citizens' identity rights and limits the powers of lower courts.

Justice Muzammil Akhtar Shabbir issued an eight-page written judgment while deciding an appeal filed against the Family Court's order. The petitioner argued that the Family Court had ordered the CNIC to be blocked after he failed to appear before the court. The High Court examined whether such an order was legally permissible.

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