Pakistan’s Sindh state installs inmate biometrics system at 14 prisons
Fourteen prisons in the Pakistani state of Sindh are now equipped with biometric systems for the identification and monitoring of…
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Biometrics ID the living and the dead in Pakistan, from family registration to the morgue
In Pakistan, biometric systems are in use at both ends of the family identity spectrum; to verify its identity, and…
In India and Pakistan, biometrics takes root for the growth and supply of grain
Identity verification through biometrics can play a role in food supply and distribution systems, as demonstrated by biometric initiatives in…
Pakistan cracking down on fake ID cards
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in Pakistan has implemented a more rigorous biometric verification process as part of…
Ex-NADRA chair argues more biometrics use can greatly improve Pakistan’s elections
A former Chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA), Tariq Malik, has posited that the deployment…
Pakistan data protection bill approaches vote and draws criticism from Privacy International
Pakistan’s legislature is considering a data protection bill that defines biometrics as “sensitive personal data” and mandates the creation of…
Pakistan expands project for biometric identification of unidentified bodies and patients
After delays, the caretaker government in Punjab has collaborated with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the healthcare…
Pakistan ID agency head resigns, citing ‘polarized political environment’
The chairman of Pakistan’s digital ID agency NADRA, Tariq Malik, has resigned from his position in the wake of a…
NADRA launches Nishan Pakistan platform, lets startups leverage digital identity stack
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched the Beta version of Nishan Pakistan, a platform to enable small…
Pakistan province plans $5.5M tender for security cameras with facial recognition, ANPR
The government of the Pakistan province of Sindh has approved the budget for an installation of biometric cameras to increase…
