Pakistan Excise and Taxation Department of Islamabad HAS introduced online Biometric vehicle transfer, the verification system.
Islamabad's Excise and Taxation Department has introduced a biometric verification system in a bid to tackle car theft and bring greater transparency in the car ownership transfer process. The new system was inaugurated by Islamabad Chief Commissioner Amir Ali Ahmed who was also demonstrated of the verification process by enacting a mock verification activity. While speaking at the system's inauguration, he said the introduction of such a system would result in the process of conversion curtailing irregularities and lower reliance on agents. He added that the district administration was also looking outside the Excise office for a solution to the parking problems.
Ali further said that the use of modern technology could not only help improve the delivery of services but also make it simpler.
Biometric verification made compulsory for transfer of vehicles
Excise Director Bilal Azam Khan stated that that the department has worked to provide a timely solution to various problems in available resources.
He added that the biometric system would not only bring transparency but also generate more revenue for the department as it would halt agents ' role in the transfer process. In addition to facilitating people buying or selling cars in the federal capital, he said the system would also benefit city residents when they try to sell their vehicles in another part of the country.
He tried to explain that the owner of a car registered in the federal capital, regardless of the city they were in, could go to the National Database Regulatory Authority (NADRA) office — the national identification data repository for all citizens of the country — closest to them where they can verify their identity and ownership of the vehicle.
