‘Driving licence process being simplified’

In a first, licences issued to 62 transgender persons: IGP Anwar

LAHORE:

Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar Sunday said that driving licence issuance process in Punjab had been made simplified and made easy.

He said every Pakistani citizen, who owned a national identity card, could now easily get a licence from any licencing centre in Punjab.

He said a citizen from any region of Pakistan, who had obtained a learner's permit, could appear for the driving test in the district of his job. He said for the first time in the history of Pakistan, now driving licences had been issued to 62 transgender persons.

"Transgender persons are also being imparted training at driving schools of Punjab Police," he said and added that the number of driving schools had been increased from 32 to 64 across Punjab.

The IGP said that with an increase of 30pc, over 16 lakh driving licences had been issued to citizens this year, compared to 6 lakh last year. Driving licences of four lakh people were issued in current month June compared to one lakh in June last year.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 26^th, 2023.