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Cabinet clears national digital ID upgrade for overseas citizens

The federal cabinet approved a long-pending upgrade to digital identity services covering nine million overseas Pakistanis.

Cabinet clears national digital ID upgrade for overseas citizens

The federal cabinet approved a long-pending upgrade to digital identity services covering nine million overseas Pakistanis.

Officials said the development would bring direct benefits to citizens, with further measures expected in the coming weeks. Analysts broadly welcomed the move, though they cautioned that implementation would be the real test.

Background

Similar proposals were considered last year but never reached final approval. This year the landscape looks different, with all stakeholders appearing aligned on the way forward.

"The challenge is not the policy itself but sustaining it," one analyst noted.

Observers say the next few weeks will prove decisive. (This is a fictional demo story.)

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