The Sindh Excise and Taxation Division has prolonged the deadline for changing the prevailing quantity plate with an Ajrak-designed quantity plate to December 31, said a notification on Friday.
The provincial authorities had earlier set October 31 because the deadline for changing outdated quantity plates with Ajrak-themed quantity plates.
“The federal government of Sindh is happy to increase the timeline for alternative of present quantity plates with new security-featured quantity plates to December 31, 2025, as a substitute of October 31, 2025,” said the notification issued by Sindh’s Excise Division.
The deadline has been prolonged for all sorts of autos.
The Excise Division is dealing with an enormous backlog of issuing contemporary plates as software numbers surge, with residents thronging workplaces throughout town. Nonetheless, resulting from sluggish processing and insufficient infrastructure, delays in issuing the brand new plates have turn out to be routine, The Information reported.
The payment for a brand new quantity plate is Rs1,850 for motorbikes and Rs2,450 for vehicles. Residents argue they’ve already paid as soon as and shouldn’t be charged once more.
A number of have urged the Excise Division to arrange city-wide camps and conduct the method systematically, whereas reining within the alleged excesses of the site visitors police.
