Over 111,000 driving licences issued in a single day

Issuance includes various types of learning, national, international, and renewal licences

LAHORE:

Punjab Police has issued a staggering number of driving licences in just one day.

On Wednesday more than 111,000 driving licenses were provided to citizens across the province. This includes various types of licenses such as learning, national, international, and renewals.

In the provincial capital Lahore alone, approximately 27,000 citizens obtained their driving licenses.

Faisalabad witnessed the issuance of 8,113 licenses, while Gujranwala and Rawalpindi received 7,843 and 7,597 licences, respectively.

Multan also recorded the issuance of 6,000 licenses.

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The spokesperson for Punjab Police disclosed that an impressive total of over 420,000 driving licenses have been issued to citizens in the last five days.

The concerted effort aligns with the directives of IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar, who oversees the CCTV monitoring of all driving license centres from the special data center in Traffic Police Headquarters Punjab.

Under the supervision of Additional IG Traffic Mirza Faran Baig, licenses and challans issued are closely monitored every hour.

Meanwhile, the traffic police continued their crackdown against underage drivers and those driving without a license.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 8^th, 2023.