The Sindh government announced a new policy for number plates of private and commercial vehicles. According to the new policy announced by the Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department, all private vehicles will have white number plates with the Sindh Ajrak design, while commercial vehicles will have yellow number plates with the same design
The Excise department announced that yellow number plates on private vehicles and black number plates on commercial vehicles will no longer be acceptable from April 3, 2025, The decision to change the number plates is aimed at improving vehicle safety measures and uniform identification. It’s worth noting that the Sindh government had previously launched a premium number plate initiative, which allowed vehicle owners to purchase exclusive number plates with unique designs and numbers.
Earlier on December 4, in a bid to curb the misuse of authority, Pakistan Customs had introduced a new policy restricting the use of smuggled tempered cars by government officers. The policy, aimed at preventing Customs officials from utilising thousands of impounded vehicles in their custody for personal gain. The authorities have imposed restrictions on the use of smuggled tempered vehicles in the government department, cancelling No Objection Certificates (NOCs) of all the cars being used by the officials. The Custom Intelligence Office at the provincial level is restricted to using a maximum of ten cars, officials said.
