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Sindh makes biometric verification mandatory for vehicles registration

Vehicle tax deadline

KARACHI: Sindh Government has made biometric verification has been made mandatory for registration and transfers of vehicles.

Sindh Excise and Taxation Department has made biometric verification mandatory for vehicle registration and transfer. Provincial Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that biometric verification will be done in registration and transfer of new and old vehicles.

The senior minister said that under the new policy, the change will be implemented in 3 phases, in the first phase from July 1, biometrics will be mandatory for new vehicle registration and in the second phase, biometric verification of vehicle buyers will be done from November 1.

He said that in the third phase, there will be biometric verification of the vehicle seller and the buyer. Sharjeel Memon said government is working for more transparency in the excise department and this is just the beginning.

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SC seeks reply from Sindh Excise and Taxation Dept on vacant posts

SC seeks
  • A three-member bench headed by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan heard the case.
  • Court asked how the recruitment was done when there was a ban.
  • The hearing has been adjourned for an indefinite period.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has sought a response from the Sindh Excise and Taxation Department regarding the vacant posts.

A three-member bench headed by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan heard the case.

During the hearing of the details in the Supreme Court, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan asked the Sindh Excise and Taxation Department for an answer regarding the vacant posts and asked them to tell how the recruitment was done when there was a ban on appointments.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan said why those who had completed the interview, test, and other stages in 2007 were not appointed.

The Secretary of Excise Department Sindh told the court that restrictions were imposed on the appointments during that time, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan asked that there be a ban in 2007, so how the recruitments took place in 2008.

Secretary Excise and Taxation Sindh said that the ban was lifted in 2008, the court then inquired why the 2007  were not recruited when the ban was lifted in 2008.

The lawyer of the petitioner Shams Larik stated that the Sindh High Court ordered the appointment of those qualified in 2007 in 2011. The petition of the Sindh government against the decision of the Sindh High Court has been pending in the apex court for 12 years.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan said how many posts are vacant in Sindh Excise and Taxation Department and those who cleared all the stages for jobs in 2007 are still fighting in the courts. He remarked, “We sought all records from the department and then we will see what to do.”

Abdul Waheed, Ghulam Shabir Mallah, Bahadur Khan, Shakeel Bhatti, and Nadeem Ahmed Samoo have approached the Supreme Court.

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