Excise dept receives 40,000 registration cards

RAWALPINDI:

Rawalpindi Department of Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control has received smart cards for new registration of 40,000 vehicles and motorcycles from the central office in Lahore.

The cards have been handed over to Pakistan Post for delivery to the owners of these smart computerised registered cards.

They will be distributed among their owners at their doorsteps from Monday, February 19. Currently, only 21,000 smart registration cards of vehicle and motorcycle owners are pending with the department.

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Moreover, 91,000 computerised number plates have not been issued to applicants. These plates have been pending for the last two and a half years. Director General Excise and Taxation Muhammad Ali said that the issuance of registration cards and number plates of vehicles and motorcycles will be completed next month. Currently, the registration cards and number plates of the vehicle owners whose registration cards and number plates are pending will be completed by March 31.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 24^th, 2024.