KARACHI:As many 4,910,733 vehicles are registered with Sindh Excise and Taxation Department in Karachi till September 2018, whereas 37,849 have been registered in October 2018 only.
This was briefed in a meeting, chaired by Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation Narcotics Control and Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Kumar Chawla here in his office today. Secretary Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Abdul Rahim Shaikh, Director Generals Shabbir Ahmed Shaikh, Shoaib Ahmed Siddique, Director Admin Syed Sibtain and other officers also attended the meeting.
While briefing the meeting, Director General Shabbir Ahmed Shaikh told that as many as 1171 ambulances, 10134 buses, 60853 jeeps, 239575 rickshaws, 2914394 motorcycles, 12247 minibuses, 16884 mini-trucks, 184636 pickups, 29070 taxis and 119017 vans had been registered till October and the remaining vehicles are of other modes.
Chawla directed officers to make registration and transfer of the vehicles more transparent so as to facilitate the people.