Biometric Re-Verification of Entire Cellular Customer Base on the Cards

Telecom regulatory authority and government of Pakistan is considering to re-verify the entire cellular customer base of 120 million with upcoming biometric solution in order to straighten up the records of cellular subscribers forever, told us sources who are directly familiar with the development.

If put in simple words, the upcoming biometric solution for verification of customers will not be used only for new subscribers only but all existing subscribers will have to verify their cellular number once to keep using the cellular services.

NADRA Launches Smart Card For Children

The National Registration and Database Authority (Nadra) are all set to issue the same smart card for children under the age of 18, after launch of Chip based Smart National Identity Card (SNIC) for Adult population of Pakistan, Nadra said.

The chip-based card will be distinguished from CRC as it will become an ‘entitlement document’ with multiple facilities. The launch of this state-of-the-art Smart Identity Card is to extend an experience of Hi-Tech security solution for the protection of juveniles’ identity.