Sindh govt decides to reopen driving license branches in Karachi

By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 06 Jan 2023

KARACHI: In a step to facilitate the masses, the Sindh government has decided to reopen driving license branches in Karachi under the standard operating procedures (SOPs).

According to sources, driving license branches likey to resume operations from June 27 after a hiatus of three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The license department of the police has sent its proposals to the Sindh government for the final nod. Meanwhile, the DIG driving license has directed the officials to reopen the branches from June 27.

Earlier on June 18, for the first time in Pakistan, the Punjab government had introduced paperless driving licence issuance system for its citizens.

The first-ever project of ‘Paperless Driving Licence Issuing System’ was initiated by the provincial government in collaboration with Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and Central Police Office Rawalpindi.

The newly-launched one-window facility will be used for the issuance of learning driving licenses to the citizens without any requirement of carrying documents. Moreover, the citizens could also renew the validity of their driving licenses through the computerized system.