IG Punjab took significant steps for easy acquisition of driving license.
The learner license of the citizens issued from any district now can be renewed from the district mentioned on their national identity card.
As per the directions of Inspector General of Police Punjab Captain Retired Arif Nawaz Khan, Addl IG traffic Muhammad Farooq Mazhar has issued the order for the acquisition of driving license easier for the public by advancing one step towards modernity. According to the details, the acquisition of driving license has been made easy for those citizens who move to other districts for purpose of employment and business. Under this initiative, now the citizen will be able to renew their learners driving license from District of their permanent or temporary address on their national identity card irrespective of the district from which learner has been issued. Moreover, the citizens will not need to cancel their learning driving license in this regard and also be entitled to apply for new license whereas before this, for acquisition of driving license from the concerned district, the learning license had to be canceled from other district through written application by which people wasted their money and time. These facilities will also be provided to members of Pak armed forces. Addl IG traffic furthermore issued directions to provide facilities to public by assimilating the driving licence Punjab with the international license parameters.
(Handout No. 404)
Nayab Haider
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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