{
  "id": 3284455,
  "title": "NADRA withdraws Pak ID facial verification for SIMs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nadra-withdraws-pak-id-facial-verification-for-sims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T14:18:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1543644/nadra-withdraws-pak-id-facial-verification-for-sims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NADRA has withdrawn a proposed facility for facial recognition-based SIM verification through its Pak ID application. The decision has pushed the PTA and telecom operators to consider alternative systems. According to a PTA briefing, NADRA proposed using Pak ID for facial SIM verification in 2025. Cellular operators later developed the system and completed a proof […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}