New number plates will have the qualities of checking theft of vehicles

Lahore: Punjab Minister for Excise & Taxation and Finance, Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that the department is considering issuance of non-changeable motor vehicles number plates and these numbers plates will be issued by Excise & Taxation Department and will have the qualities of checking theft of vehicles. He said that it is also considered to introduce uniform number plates across the province on the pattern of NADRA and citizens can contact Excise office of their respective city for this purpose but number plates will be issued from Lahore.

He was presiding over a high level meeting regarding motor registration number plates, Secretary Excise & Taxation, Director General and senior officials attended the meeting. Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman said that number plates will not be removed or fixed on another vehicle after first fixation. He said that online collection of token tax, property tax and other taxes from Bank of Punjab, Ufone, Master card and other departments is also under consideration so that payment of tax could be made simple and easy and citizens will be able to pay their tax at any franchise in any part of the country.