Inclusion promise of ID documents not consistently met in Pakistan, El Salvador, reports allege
How to draw people who have been previously excluded from normal social recognition into digital identity systems is one of…
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Biometric verification system to ensure safe property management in Pakistan
Pakistan’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) will in the future deploy a biometric verification system (BVS) that will ensure the safe…
NADRA extends biometric ID-linked health insurance to Punjab
Pakistan’s identity authority, the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), has signed an agreement with the Ministry of National Health Services…
Jamaica, Greece advancing digital ID plans with biometrics capture pilot, digital wallet
Jamaica, Greece, Pakistan, Serbia and Turkey have all either entered or are planning to enter new phases of their respective…
Pakistan installs biometric ID gates at Afghanistan border
The Pakistani government has installed biometric identity verification devices at the border with Afghanistan, according to the Business Recorder to…
Jamaica, Pakistan look to ease cash assistance programs with digital ID
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country has to accelerate the implementation of its National Identification System (NIDS) to…
Pakistan gives 1M Afghan refugees biometric IDs for government services
More than a million Afghan refugees who reside in Pakistan are expected to find it easier and more convenient accessing…
As biometric voter registration increases, Brookings looks to India for lessons
The proposed integration of the Aadhaar biometric national ID and India’s voter registration database will set an important precedent for…
Biometric system for vehicle sale in Pakistan’s Punjab faces forgery issues
Complaints have emerged in the Pakistani state of Punjab that a biometric verification system put in place by the state…
Pakistan’s digital ID authority drops paper files with new operations system
“We are heading towards becoming a non-bureaucratic organization,” announces Tariq Malik, chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of…
