The Sindh government’s enforcement of newly designed Ajrak-themed number plates has been legally challenged in the Sindh High Court, amid rising public complaints over cost, delays, and vehicle impoundments.
Social activist Faizan Hussain submitted a petition on Wednesday, naming the Secretary of Excise and Taxation, the Motor Vehicle Registration Wing, and the DIG Traffic as respondents. The plea argues that the government’s directive to replace existing number plates with Ajrak-themed ones has created unnecessary hardship for vehicle owners.
The new number plates cost Rs. 1,850 for motorcycles and Rs. 2,450 for cars. According to the petition, citizens had already paid for their existing plates, and the state’s demand for additional payments lacks legal justification. The petitioner also criticized the policy of impounding vehicles without the new plates, as outlined in a recent government notification.
The plea further alleges that traffic police and registration authorities are using the policy for personal gain, turning the plate change into a “business venture.” It claims this has led to public harassment, with delays in issuing official plates while counterfeit versions are easily available from roadside vendors.
The petitioner urged the court to direct the government to provide Ajrak number plates free of charge to all eligible vehicle owners. It also called for an immediate halt to the fining and impounding of vehicles lacking the new plates.
The court is expected to take up the matter in the coming days as public discontent over the policy continues to grow.
Chalo koi tou hai jis nay voice raise ke
Visited 04 times to get number plate still i am unable to get it due to sindh excise non serious and pathetic behaviour.
Application was submitted on 02 feb 2025.
In one day only 10 to 20 number plate were issued after finding the number plate.
They don’t have any tracking system to find the number plate.
For one number plate one person search the whole 04 rooms where plates are placed and it is car owner luck that number plate found.if not whole day will be wasted and they will give you another date to come again
Dunya Kahan se Kahan pohanch gae or humain inho ne inhe kamo main phasaya huwa hai
No water, No Gass and No electricity still they want us to give the tax?
My car is registered in 2021 and we have paid number plate fee at that time.
Even after 4 years I haven’t get the old yellow original number plate.
First of all why the department has not provided original number even lapse of more than 4 years ?
Later this year on new demand , paid fresh amount for “White Ajrak number plate”.
NO BODY BOTHERED TO JUSTIFY THIS DELAY OR ACCEPT THEIR INCOMPETENCY IN E&T Sindh.
Just trolling the people’s of Karachi.
I had deposited the fee for the number plates in February 2025, but as of today, July 11, 2025, the number plates are still not delivered. The Sindh government has found a new way to make money.
What about adjusting amounts for yellow number plates that were never given to owners? I paid for a yellow number plate when registered my vehicle 4 years back which I never got. Now I had to pay for another number plate, they should have adjusted our previous number plate amount as they never delivered it. We will never get these white number plates either.