ISLAMABAD - National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) here on Tuesday said that Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) has been made operational at Khokarapar Border and claimed that the first rail link was now operational with the system.
The Nadra spokesperson in a statement issued here from its headquarters has said that the system was designed and tailored specifically as per immigration laws of Pakistan, which would help prevent illegal entry, use of counterfeit documents, human smuggling, and other travel fraud. IBMS is now operational at Khokarapar for the management of passengers of all entries/exists through this station and till date around 800 passengers have been processed through the system, she added.
She said NADRA was the partner for the implementation of IBMS for Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to replace the existing Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES) at all the entry/exist points in Pakistan including airport, railway stations and land routes. IBMS has already been made operational on all major international airports including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta and at Torkham, a land route to Afghanistan.
Highlighting IBMS features, the spokesperson said it had been designed to document and store the entire process starting from visa issuance till departure and arrivals from the country thus preventing illegal human trafficking as well as illegal immigrants to flee from the country. IBMS has been equipped with the latest technologies like advance fingerprint matching, specialized handling for different categories of travelers, she added.