ISLAMABAD, Feb 10 (APP): The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched Nishan Pakistan, a unified digital platform aimed at overhauling how government bodies and regulated private-sector organisations verify identities across the country.
The initiative, introduced under the Government of Pakistan’s Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP), is grounded in NADRA’s statutory mandate under Section 7 of the NADRA Ordinance, 2000. It aligns with the authority’s updated regulatory framework, including the NADRA (Data Sharing) Regulations, 2025 and the NADRA (Identity Verification) Regulations, 2026.
For years, identity verification services were delivered through fragmented, manual or semi-digital systems. Onboarding new government departments, banks, telecom operators and other regulated entities often required extensive paperwork and repeated approvals, leading to delays, inconsistencies and limited transparency.
Nishan Pakistan replaces that patchwork approach with a single, web-based portal that allows organisations to digitally onboard, subscribe to and access NADRA’s identity verification services. The platform standardises the entire process, offering secure, regulation-driven and fully traceable access to identity data.
Through the new system, authorised entities—including banks, microfinance institutions, EMIs, NBFIs, telecom operators and government departments—can use multi-biometric verification APIs, facial and fingerprint matching, Verisys demographic verification, a Proof-of-Life service and a Single Sign-On (SSO) feature for secure access.
Officials say the platform ensures stronger safeguards through purpose limitation, proportionality and data minimisation requirements embedded in NADRA’s regulatory standards.
The system is expected to be particularly beneficial for public-sector social welfare programmes, where accurate and timely verification is critical, and for private-sector organisations that rely on secure and compliant identity checks.
With the launch of Nishan Pakistan, NADRA aims to create a more efficient, transparent and secure national digital identity ecosystem—modernising a core component of Pakistan’s digital infrastructure.