The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has released version 5.8.4 of its Pak ID app on Google Play, adding a reprint facility for Punjab arms licences alongside improvements to fingerprint capture and delivery options.
What happened?
Version 5.8.4 of the Pak Identity app appeared on Google Play on October 30, 2026. According to NADRA’s own “What’s new” note, the update brings five changes: an upgraded biometrics capture module, a reprint facility for Punjab arms licences, more delivery address options, an updated Urdu font, and bug fixes.
Key details:
- The headline change is a reprint facility for Punjab arms licences — the first arms service to be named in the Pak ID listing, which previously named only CNIC and NICOP services.
- A reprint covers a lost, stolen or damaged card; the note mentions reprints only and says nothing about new licences or renewals.
- The feature is for Punjab licences only; licences issued in Islamabad follow a separate route.
- The upgraded fingerprint capture module may help users whose fingerprint scans failed on older versions, since the app reads fingerprints through the phone camera.
- More delivery address options should help users ordering a card to their door, and the updated Urdu font helps applicants checking their Urdu name on forms.
- NADRA’s note gives no fee, delivery time or eligibility rule for the arms licence reprint; the app shows the fee for each service before payment.
- The iPhone version was not checked, so Apple users should confirm the version number in their own store.
What it means for people in Pakistan:
For Punjab arms licence holders with a lost or damaged card, the update means the reprint request can now start on a phone instead of requiring a visit to the issuing office. For everyone else who uses Pak ID, the fingerprint and delivery improvements are worth an update first if a scan or an address step failed recently — a retry after updating may succeed before an office visit is needed. As with any identity app, install it only from the official store listing published by NADRA, never from APK files shared on messaging apps.
Source: https://pakera.pk/pak-id-app-5-8-4-update-punjab-arms-licence-reprint/
