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Pakistan Introduces New Identification System At Borders « VOA Breaking News
http://post.jagran.com/pakistan-replacing-us-id-system-at-airports-with-indigenous-tech-1345894497
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have begun replacing a personal identification system provided by the US with indigenously developed software at airports and ports across the country.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has developed the Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) that is being rolled out in phases at 26 airports, ports and railway stations to replace the Personal Identification Secure Comparison Evaluation System (PISCES) provided by the US.
The IBMS will be used for immigration processing, a NADRA spokesperson said.
The IBMS has been deployed since February last year and is currently operational at the international airports in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Peshawar and the Torkham land border crossing.
It was launched at the international airport in Lahore on Saturday.
The spokesperson said IBMS was designed to replace the US-based PISCES system and has many new additional features.
The IBMS has been designed according to Pakistani immigration laws and helps prevent illegal entry, use of counterfeit documents, human smuggling and other travel fraud.
Sources said that the changeover was done because of concerns among Pakistani security agencies that the US could access the extensive data collected by the PISCES system.
The spokesperson said about 90 percent of total traffic has been shifted to IBMS for immigration processing.
The remaining 10 percent is expected to be linked with the system in a few months.
The spokesperson further said IBMS has been equipped with technologies like advance fingerprint matching, specialized handling for different categories of travellers and scalability for integration with other national databases.
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Pakistan Introduces New Identification System At Borders
Posted August 28th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-4)
Pakistan is replacing a U.S.-developed personal identification system at its airports and border crossings with a domestically developed software.
Dawn News service reported Tuesday that the new Integrated Border Management System, or IBMS, was installed at 120 other entry and exit points, most recently at Torkham crossing on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
The new system is linked with the National Database and registration Authority , Federal Investigation Agency and Interpol.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik inaugurated the installation of IBMS at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport Saturday, saying it will help prevent the entry of terrorists into the country and curb cross-border crime.
Malik also said the validity of Pakistan's passports issued after September 15 will be increased from five to 10 years.
http://post.jagran.com/pakistan-replacing-us-id-system-at-airports-with-indigenous-tech-1345894497
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have begun replacing a personal identification system provided by the US with indigenously developed software at airports and ports across the country.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has developed the Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) that is being rolled out in phases at 26 airports, ports and railway stations to replace the Personal Identification Secure Comparison Evaluation System (PISCES) provided by the US.
The IBMS will be used for immigration processing, a NADRA spokesperson said.
The IBMS has been deployed since February last year and is currently operational at the international airports in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Peshawar and the Torkham land border crossing.
It was launched at the international airport in Lahore on Saturday.
The spokesperson said IBMS was designed to replace the US-based PISCES system and has many new additional features.
The IBMS has been designed according to Pakistani immigration laws and helps prevent illegal entry, use of counterfeit documents, human smuggling and other travel fraud.
Sources said that the changeover was done because of concerns among Pakistani security agencies that the US could access the extensive data collected by the PISCES system.
The spokesperson said about 90 percent of total traffic has been shifted to IBMS for immigration processing.
The remaining 10 percent is expected to be linked with the system in a few months.
The spokesperson further said IBMS has been equipped with technologies like advance fingerprint matching, specialized handling for different categories of travellers and scalability for integration with other national databases.
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Pakistan Introduces New Identification System At Borders
Posted August 28th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-4)
Pakistan is replacing a U.S.-developed personal identification system at its airports and border crossings with a domestically developed software.
Dawn News service reported Tuesday that the new Integrated Border Management System, or IBMS, was installed at 120 other entry and exit points, most recently at Torkham crossing on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
The new system is linked with the National Database and registration Authority , Federal Investigation Agency and Interpol.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik inaugurated the installation of IBMS at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport Saturday, saying it will help prevent the entry of terrorists into the country and curb cross-border crime.
Malik also said the validity of Pakistan's passports issued after September 15 will be increased from five to 10 years.
