The minister also brushed aside speculation that the federal government is conducting army operation in troubled Sui area.
About political conflict in Sindh, Sherpao said the row between provincial chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and revenue minister Imtiaz Sheikh is their internal matter and we have nothing to do with it.
He said we have launched relief and rescue operation in Balochistan's rain-hit areas.
Speaking to the gathering, he said accurate information of citizens through computerised database will provide ample grounds for proper planning and development, beside helping the government in its quest for improving law and order in the country.
The 40 millionth CNIC was issued to Imran from Faisalabad, a motorcycle was also given to the applicant. He disclosed that DNA tests of at least 13 PPL and security officials, who have been allegedly involved in Dr Shazia rape case, proved negative.
The interior minister underscored the need of improving law and order situation and said it requires immediate and proper attention to save the people from the state of insecurity and provide them atmosphere of safety and protection.
He directed the Nadra high-ups to make sure timely delivery of CNICs to applicants and set up more swift registration centers across the country, specially in remote areas.
Because, he said, due to current global security environment, provision of CNICs to citizens and completion of authentic database has become imperative.
Earlier, Nadra chairman Brigadier Saleem Ahmed Moeen (Retd), speaking on the occasion, said approximately 43.47 million CNICs have been produced so far and Nadra is producing approximately 25,000 cards per day while it has a capacity of producing 100,000 CNICs per day.
This project, he informed, also includes creation of database, which already has data of over 60 million people including those below 18 years. He said Nadra has so far received 44,740,164 applications, of which as many as 43,471,534 CNICs had been prepared out of which about 42,424,064 have been distributed so far.
He said a total number of 200 NSRCs have been set up across the country to facilitate people in getting the CNICs. Besides, he said, central distribution centers have also been established in eight cities.
He said with the issuance of MRP, Pakistan has become the first country in the world to issue a passport using both the automatic finger identification and facial recognition system.
Thus becoming first country to use the existing name, photograph, signature, etc, of the applicant directly from the Computerised National Identity Card Database for making the passport that will eliminate issuance of passports by fraudulent means.
The Nadra chairman said that MRP project was initiated on Build-Operate-Transfer basis and Nadra has officially handed over the MRP project to immigration and passport department on December 25.
He said childbirth registration program has been launched in Punjab and discussion on vehicle identification system is underway with provincial governments while it will be introduced in the federal capital soon. The NADRA chief also gave a cheque of Rs 1.5 million to the interior minister for the victims of heavy rains and floods in Balochistan on behalf of the employees.