Important Agreement Reached Between Balochistan Police and NADRA for Provision of Modern Digital and Biometric Services

Multi-Biometric Verification and Forensic Acquisition Will Make Crime Investigation and Prompt Identification of Criminals Possible: Signing in the Presence of IG Muhammad Tahir and DG Sohail Jahangir

QUETTA (Daily Qudrat Quetta): A formal agreement has been signed between Balochistan Police and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to obtain modern digital identity and biometric services and further strengthen institutional cooperation. This agreement was concluded at the Central Police Office Quetta, in which IG Police Balochistan Muhammad Tahir, DG NADRA Sohail Jahangir, Additional IG Operations Shehzad Akbar, Additional IG Admin Javed Mehr, DIG Headquarters and Special Branch Tahir Alauddin, DIG Telecom Wazir Khan Nasar and other senior officers were present.

Under this agreement, NADRA will provide Balochistan Police with the modern Multi-Biometric Verification System (MBVS), NADRA Forensic Acquisition Application (NFAA) and modern facilities of Pak ID Enterprise User.

Under the agreement, on the digital platform of the Police Service Center (PKM), biometric verification of citizens, verification of identity cards and digital documents will be immediately available to authorised police personnel through the Pak ID mobile application, which will significantly improve service delivery and the quality of identity verification. While through the NADRA Forensic Acquisition Application (NFAA), the facility of modern forensic matching based on fingerprints and facial recognition will be available, the results of which will be available on a specific secure portal of the Central Police Office Quetta. This facility will play a key role in crime investigation, identification of suspects and increasing the operational capabilities of law-enforcement agencies.

The agreement ensures strict adherence to the security regulations of confidentiality and authorised use of citizens’ data. This partnership is an important development toward the promotion of digital and transparent policing in Balochistan.