Punjab Excise dept to start issuing number plates

A trial will commence basis from next week

LAHORE:

Punjab Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmed said the Excise department would start issuance of standardised number plates in the current month.

In a statement issued on Monday, the provincial minister said the department would start issuance of number plates on a trial basis from next week and properly it would be started to provide to the citizens from last week of March.

 He directed the citizens to register themselves on the department’s website for the booking of number plates and said that it would be provided on ‘first come first served' basis.

He said that citizens would be informed about the date, time and place through SMS for the collection of number plates when it would be completed.

 He stated that due to the incompetence of the previous government, people faced a delay in the delivery of number plates.

 “However, the incumbent government made it possible to provide number of plates to citizens by work day and night.”

He mentioned that the excise department was utilising modern technology to facilitate citizens and the people were befitting from excise facility even from home, adding that the provision of universal number plates was a prominent project of the government and the government would continue its services to people.