Nadra has devised a software to help 4.5 million overseas Pakistanis to cas

[Edevelop]

ISLAMABAD: In compliance with an order of the Supreme Court, the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has devised a software to help 4.5 million overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes in the coming general elections.

The $1.5 million software will help overseas Pakistanis in 15 countries, including the US, UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France and Australia, to vote at 150 polling stations. However, approval of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be required to prepare required legislation.

Nadra chairman Tariq Malik said at a news conference that a detailed briefing would be given to ECP on the software on Monday and if the ECP approved it, a briefing would be arranged for the Supreme Court.

The chairman said that almost 70 per cent of overseas Pakistanis were living in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries where there was a ban on political gatherings and rallies. Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would have to get permission for polling process in those countries, he added.

“Permission from those countries and travel arrangements of Nadra officers have to be completed by April 5 because establishment of polling stations for e-voting will be a lengthy process. One computer, printer, thumb digitiser and secure internet connection will be required at every poling station,” he said.

Mr Malik said overseas Pakistanis would get the facility of e-voting through embassies. Polling stations will be set up in designated missions. A biometric system will also be installed in the poling stations to avoid casting of bogus votes.

On the polling day voters will have to come to the polling station. They will be required to produce machine readable passports and National Identity Cards. The process of voting will be simple and the vote will be cast in the ECP database without recording identity of the voter.

On completion of polling, the ECP will have electronic results available in its database. Constituency-wise aggregated result will be printed by the ECP and faxed to returning officers for inclusion in preliminary results. “Although software appears to be safe, it has never been used in Pakistan, so Nadra will suggest that polling for overseas Pakistanis should be arranged two or three days prior to elections,” he said.

Nadra develops $1.5m software for voters abroad | DAWN.COM

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

NADRA - another example of a successful enterprise in a difficult operating environment

it is said to be one of the most advanced national ID database/registries not just in Asia but in the world

 

[HAIDER]

NADRA is finance and organized by few western govt. Even they give them machines. NADRA is linked from all immigration agencies around the world.

 

[BATMAN]

I smell rigging.
Voter will never know if his vote is counted against which candidate!

Corrupt election can only deliver rigging.

 

[Edevelop]

NADRA - another example of a successful enterprise in a difficult operating environment

it is said to be one of the most advanced national ID database/registries not just in Asia but in the world

yeah and they got a contract to build database in Australia and in other countries. bravo !

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

yeah and they got a contract to build database in Australia and in other countries. bravo !

really? i'll have to search on that, i didn't know

 

[Silverblaze]

Thanks to the CJ.

 

[Safriz]

Now i will have to dig out my N.I.C card...havent seen it for ages

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

interestingly, it was not merely just the "security" situation which necessitated a strong national database system for citizens (resident and non-resident)

it was also the fact that during the earthquake and the devastating floods -- a proper identification system was needed to identify residents and to ensure aid was going to the right people

when politics doesnt get in the way, when finances and credit are readily available and when people are pro-active and strive for perfection then anything is possible in Pakistan....


an excerpt from an article on NADRA:

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra)
has been designated as the Asian leader for providing identity-based
multi-biometric technology solutions.

"Nadra's e-govt solutions are relevant to Europe, Central and Eastern
Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Russia who look
at the success story of Nadra and learn how to use it as a strategic
partner to develop similar solutions," said Mike Chamberlain, chairman
of the UK-based Pira International, according to Nadra Deputy Chairman
Tariq Malik.

Tariq Malik told The News from Prague that Mike Chamberlain was
speaking at an international conference on 'The Future of Personal
Identification' being held in Prague from January 26 to 29 under the
auspices of Pira International, an expert in market sizing, strategic
forecasting and assessing the impact of biometrics, RFID, Smart Card
technology and trends.

"I think Nadra has poised itself as a world leader in Asia and has a
strong presence in the future of personal ID market when we talk about
strategic forecasts and analysis to 2014 trends," said Chamberlain.
"It's definitely going to assert itself as a dominant Asian player in
near future," he added.

full article here

Nadra designated as Asian leader


its good that overseas Pakistanis will be able to participate in this very important upcoming election; glad that this was facilitated by NADRA in time for people to cast their votes

 

[Leader]

well congrts to all of you and thanks to CJ for pushing ECP for your right to vote !! :


make sure you campaign too and ask people to vote for the right party

 

[Jango]

really? i'll have to search on that, i didn't know

Yup...and some Arab countries as well, and also a Nordic country, cant remember exactly which one.

When we made this database system, we gave a presentation to some ambassador, which included those of UK an US among others. The ambassadors then commented that we have never seen any complicated system like this, and then they sent a team of experts from their countries to validate our system. And they hailed it.

NADRAs system is one e of the best in the world.

 

[Luftwaffe]

What about those overseas Pakistanis with expired ID Cards.