Nadra to undertake biometric verification of pensioners under new rules

Home latest pakistan world sports showbiz entertainment Royal business health Sci-Tech Food Fact Check big picture Videos shows Watch LIVE TV X Home Latest Pakistan World Sports Showbiz Fact Check big picture Videos Shows LIVE TV --> Pakistan Nadra to undertake biometric verification of pensioners under new rules Govt removes commercial banks from biometric verification and POLC validation process By Our Correspondent | Published September 10, 2026

The government has revised the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for pension disbursement, removing commercial banks from the biometric verification and Proof of Life Certificate (POLC) validation process for more than three million civilian and military pensioners.

The responsibility has now been assigned to the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), The News reported on Thursday.

According to official data, there are 1.848 million civilian pensioners belonging to the federal government, provinces, AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Pakistan Railways.