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Compromise of National Biometric ID Card System Leads to Reverification and Change of Status
When the leader of the Afghan Taliban was found possessing a valid ID card in the Pakistani national biometric identification database system, Pakistan launch a national re-verification campaign that is linked to numerous changes in recognition status and loss of services.
- Date it happened
- 2013-09-01
- Organisation involved
- Pakistan National Database and Registration Authority
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