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Pakistan’s NADRA Introduces Facial Recognition Certificate for Biometric Verification
Pakistan’s NADRA launched a facial-recognition-based verification certificate intended to provide a contactless alternative for individuals who cannot complete fingerprint-based checks.
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- Local reporting describes the certificate as issued after facial biometric verification against NADRA’s identity database.
- Reports describe a printed certificate with a QR code for validation by institutions that require biometric confirmation.
- Coverage cites an expected issuance timeline of about seven days and a low fee.
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Multimodal verification pathways can improve accessibility for populations where fingerprints are degraded or difficult to capture, but they also shift operational reliance toward face capture and matching governance.