The government has warned its officers and staff members against the usage of duplicate, unauthorized government identity cards to gain access in ministries and government offices. <br />''<br />''In a circular, the Ministry of Home Affairs has termed gaining access through duplicate or unauthorized identity cards a threat to the security. <br />''<br />''According to the Ministry, several government officials have been caught by security officials in the past few weeks, using duplicate cards. <br />''<br />''It has warned that being caught guilty of this offence will attract disciplinary action against the concerned officers and staff.