ISLAMABAD — The Excise and Taxation Department (E&T) has issued a final deadline that vehicles with registration sans biometric verification, would not be allowed to apply after March 1.
After the specific date, the previous paper-based system, which was considered convenient for the transaction, will now become obsolete and illegal, said a public notice issued by the Excise Department.
Currently, most of the vehicles owners in the Capital were using open letters to buy and sell vehicles without mentioning any date or the buyer of the vehicle, thus allowing transfer of ownership without paying charges or taxes.
The Spokesman of Excise department said that on the direction of Director Excise and Taxation Bilal Azam, special teams have been constituted to conduct a general hold-up and check unregistered vehicles and token tax defaulters.
He urged the owners of vehicles to pay their vehicles token taxes at the earliest otherwise action would be initiated under the law.
“It is aimed at ensuring transparency and presence of seller and buyer at the time of vehicles’ transfer by discouraging the practice of forgery and fake documents”, he added.
