NADRA once again in top 50 e-Passport Technology Suppliers

Islamabad, August 31 (Online): The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has once again secured the honour of being one of the top fifty IT companies of the world. According to a press release issued here on Friday, the NADRA has been placed amongst the Top 50 e-Passport Technology Suppliers for the third consecutive year by one of the leading IT magazines entitled 'ID World' that highlights "the players of the auto ID industry" which includes NADRA in its list of Top e-Passport technology suppliers. NADRA was established in 2000 to provide integrated homeland �security solutions for Pakistan. The citizen database with social indicators and family links was accordingly established. Since its inception, the NADRA has successfully issued 62 million ID cards and over 4.3 million Multi-Biometric Passports, containing RFID chip, facial and fingerprint images, PKI and other security features compliant with ICAO standards since October, 2004. NADRA has developed solutions based on Biometrics and RFID technology and has the largest IT infrastructure in Pakistan with qualified technical and managerial resources enabling NADRA to provide customized solutions to any country .


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