Pakistan's federal government plans to issue e-passports to Pakistani citizens, saying it will boost national security and counter organised crime.The ePassport project was formally approved by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan at his office in Islamabad. The plan is to make e-passports available by 2017.Nisar said the document would help in particular against human trafficking, saying ePassports will be "the most important step in that direction", reported Pakistan Today."We will ensure the menace of human trafficking from Pakistani soil [is eliminated] with the introduction of ePassports, a new digital document for international travellers in future," the minister said.He added that the relevant departments must now acquire an in-house, modern digital printing machine equipped with the latest technology to cater to the need of printing e-passports and ensure quality control.
Recent Articles
- Bumble data leaked to dark web site
- Vietnam grasps cybersecurity directive, Philippines drops ID verification plans
- UIDAI launches Aadhaar app, enables digital ID storage in Google Wallet
- De La Rue’s strategic Canadian deal to finally win British passports tender
- Meet with Goldman Sachs, Huawei, the European Commission, The World Bank and more!
Recent Video
- New non-profit trade association of HAND will standardise global talent ID
- No cards, no phones: J.P. Morgan’s biometric revolution in payments
- Anthony Vidiano on building the future of access management
- Charisma Check wins 2025 Start-Up Pitching Competition, advancing identity verification and background checks for dating app users
- How to protect one billion Amazon customers: Lessons from continuous risk assessments
