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flag Pakistan's NADRA biometric database now covers 97% of its population, but gaps in birth record integration threaten data accuracy.

flag Pakistan's NADRA has registered 227 million citizens—97% of the population—in its biometric database, with 48% women and 52% men, including 170 million facial records and 1.68 billion fingerprints. flag In 2025, 465 million biometric verifications were conducted, registration grew 4%, child registrations rose 11%, and ID renewals jumped 24%. flag Over 31 million births were recorded at the union council level but not yet uploaded to the central system, creating a major data gap. flag Despite 98% cashless operations, mobile units, 938 centers, and 12 million downloads of the Pak Identity app, systemic bottlenecks hinder full integration of local birth records, raising concerns about data accuracy and access.

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