For years, Pakistan's digital governance architecture has been held hostage by a stubborn over-reliance on a single, fallible biometric marker on the other. The federal government's decision to amend the National Identity Card Rules to legally recognise facial and iris scans — alongside fingerprints — marks a long-overdue correction to this imbalance.

This is a major structural reform that is not just welcomed but also signals a more humane approach to digital identity. Its phased rollout —........

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