{"id":3654,"date":"2026-01-05T17:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/?p=3654"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:53:38","slug":"zong-and-nadra-partner-to-advance-pakistans-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/zong-and-nadra-partner-to-advance-pakistans-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Zong and NADRA Partner to Advance Pakistan\u2019s Digital Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zong, Pakistan\u2019s leading information services and technology innovation company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Database &amp; Registration Authority (NADRA) to support national digitalization efforts under the Government of Pakistan\u2019s \u2018Digital Pakistan\u2019 vision. The collaboration aligns with the Prime Minister\u2019s agenda for citizen-centric technological advancement and aims to enhance secure, inclusive digital services nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this partnership, Zong will introduce NADRA\u2019s Multi-Biometric Verification solution, including facial recognition as an alternative to fingerprint-based verification. This initiative will enable dignified and accessible SIM issuance for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, individuals experiencing age-related fingerprint fading, skin conditions or other biometric limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To further enhance customer facilitation, Zong has already deployed the first dedicated SIM kiosk at NADRA\u2019s Rawalpindi Mega Center. This pilot serves as a scalable model for nationwide rollout, designed to establish a fraud-resistant, citizen-centric verification process while ensuring compliance with national security requirements and international best practices. The initiative brings Pakistan in line with global digital leaders such as China, Malaysia and the UAE, where facial verification is widely adopted to combat identity fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the collaboration will include the implementation of enhanced APIs for real-time subscriber verification, timely updates to citizen records and improved registry accuracy to support law enforcement and security agencies in monitoring suspicious activities. As part of this effort, the integration of the Family Registration Certificate (FRC) verification API will streamline SIM ownership transfer processes in the event of a subscriber\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the collaboration, Tauseef ur Rahman Khan, Director Sales &amp; Distribution, Zong, said \u201cOur collaboration with NADRA reflects a shared commitment to advancing Pakistan\u2019s digital transformation through secure, citizen-centric technologies. By working closely with national institutions, we aim to enable inclusive access to digital services for all segments of society. These initiatives are designed to enhance service accessibility, strengthen data integrity and contribute to a safer, more resilient digital infrastructure that supports national security and socio-economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, Zong and NADRA will also explore cooperation on Single Sign-On (SSO) and the National Data Exchange Layer (NDEL) to develop an interoperable and trusted verification framework, supporting a secure, inclusive and resilient digital ecosystem for Pakistani citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zong, Pakistan\u2019s leading information services and technology innovation company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Database &amp; Registration Authority (NADRA) to support national digitalization efforts under &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/zong-and-nadra-partner-to-advance-pakistans-digital-transformation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[534],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3654"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3654"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3656,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3654\/revisions\/3656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcn58.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}