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…
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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…
NADRA boss accuses staff of issuing national digital IDs to foreigners
Some staff of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have willingly played a role in the issuance of national…
Court challenge frees up NADRA to restart ID card issuance to trans people
Pakistan’s national database and registry, NADRA, is resuming issuing ID cards to transgender people using an X to designate a…
Somalia begins issuing new biometric digital ID developed with NADRA’s help
Somalia has launched its own biometric identity card system with the head of the government expressing hope it will help…
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…
Still dealing with leak fallout, NADRA officials resist investigations
There appears to be no central government policy in Pakistan for how to handle a catastrophic divulging and selling of…
Battle on to choose contractor for Kenya’s new digital ID scheme
The race to pick a contractor for Kenya’s new digital ID project is said to be hotting up with the…
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…
Facial recognition used to identify victims of deadly train accident in India
Railway authorities have used facial recognition technology to determine the identity of at least 50 dead bodies from the recent…
