Pakistan: PSW integrates with NADRA’s PakID app for remote biometric verification
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has integrated with the National Database and Registration Authority’s (NADRA) PakID Mobile App, enabling PSW users to complete the mandatory verification process remotely through the App for PSW subscription, subscription renewal, and profile updates.
The Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has integrated with the National Database and Registration Authority’s (NADRA) PakID Mobile App, enabling PSW users to complete the mandatory verification process remotely through the App for PSW subscription, subscription renewal and profile updates.
Previously, completing biometric verification required users to physically visit a NADRA e-Sahulat Centre. With the PakID integration, users can now complete their biometric verification remotely through their smartphones, subject to applicable NADRA verification requirements, reducing the need for physical visits, said a news release.
The facility offers a particularly significant convenience for overseas Pakistanis engaged in trade-related activities in Pakistan. Eligible overseas users can now complete their PSW biometric verification remotely through the PakID Mobile App.
To ensure a smooth transition and uninterrupted facilitation for the business community, both verification channels will remain operational during an interim period. During this phase, users can choose to verify their biometrics either digitally via the PakID Mobile App or continue visiting NADRA e-Sahulat Centres.
“The integration with NADRA’s PakID Mobile App reflects our commitment to listening to the PSW community both in Pakistan and overseas and responding to their needs”, said Syed Aftab Haider, CEO of PSW. “By enabling remote biometric verification, we are removing another physical trip in the onboarding process and making the PSW user journey more convenient, accessible, and user-driven.”
Integration with the PakID app eliminates the only physical visit required for PSW subscription and makes the entire process seamlessly digital. The integration reflects PSW’s continued focus on using digital solutions to make its services more accessible, responsive, and convenient, while addressing the practical needs of businesses and Pakistanis engaged in trade from abroad.
Reference Link:- https://www.app.com.pk/national/psw-integrates-with-nadras-pakid-app-for-remote-biometric-verification/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
