Bangladesh, July 9 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has raised concerns over the difficulties Bangladesh-origin Pakistani nationals face in accessing basic public services due to the lack of National Identity Cards.

He raised the issue during a meeting with Pakistan's Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Syed Mohsin Naqvi at the United Nations headquarters in New York on July 7, according to a statement from the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN.Holidays & Seasonal Events

Foreign ministry officials said around 2 to 3 million Bangladesh-origin Pakistani nationals live mostly in Karachi. Many of them do not have Pakistani NID cards, which prevents them from properly accessing education, healthcare and other public se...