The Punjab Excise and Taxation Department has set a new record by registering the most expensive vehicle in its history, a high-end SUV worth Rs. 176 million.
According to the news channel, which cited Excise Director Shahid Gilani, the registration fee alone amounted to Rs. 94.41 million, making it the highest ever collected by the department.
Previously, the record was held in 2023, when the authority registered the top variant of the latest Range Rover with a registration fee of Rs. 9.11 million. At that time, observers noted that the amount was equivalent to the price of a compact SUV in the local market.
This latest registration was completed by Gujranwala resident Ahmed Waqas, who also secured the distinctive number plate AWA-089 for his vehicle.
Officials have highlighted that the Motor Branch Lahore continues to lead in revenue collection, securing over Rs. 5 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year.
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This is an indian owned company, you should boycott it, if you have any ghairat.
If its 100% legitimate money of the Owner, Allah mubarak kre, aur agar nahin to Allah Owner ko hidayat de. Ameen
Our government is too selfish + mean only thinks about itself, no matter public is suffering.
Range Rover is owned by Tata and Indian company.
It’s about time that simplicity of travel is introduced in Pakistan which is a poor country and cannot afford the luxury of such expensive vehicles. The people must learn to become simple because everyone has to go to one’s grave one fine day. Three square meals a day, a comfortable bed to sleep in with a roof over one’s head and a comfortable chair to sit in during the day is all that a Pakistani should require. Public transport must be made available so as to reduce the heavy traffic on the roads everywhere in Pakistan.
Is this an event to celebrate and make a news item in a country where a dominant majority of people is deprived of basic necessities of life? On the top of it, keep in mind recent torrential rains and flash floods which have caused havoc to the citizens in Northern Areas, AJ&K, KP and the Punjab. We should be ashamed of highlighting such things as a matter of pride!
💯 true. But keep in mind this is media. They have nothing else to do than 24/7 bombard you with news news and news. too much news is headache. Avoid
Very shameful for such poor country
Is there any one to explain how a city with that much wealthy people’s is contributing a very low tax collection to national ex chequers and what was the last tax return submission of the person & his source of income registering this luxurious items where salaried class is the single biggest contributor to national ex chequers and majority of people’s are living below poverty line 😭😭😭
What about the 6 by 6 vehicle someone owns in Pakistan ? That’s a limited edition car only 6 were made in the whole world .that must be an expensive one
Owner of bahria town also owns a rolls Royce .tax on these vehicles may supersede this record collected tax but they are tax evaders and maybe they don’t pay tax
Useless spending, do charity and give the extra money to the deserving people. Make Allah happy, this immortal world will only be jealous.
دولت کمانا کوئی بری بات نہیں مگر ایک ضرورت جو کم قیمت میں پوری ہورہی ہو اس کے لیے اصراف کرنا کہاں کی عقلمندی ہے؟ اور محکمہ ایکسائز کا اس پر بغلیں بجانا انتہائی عجیب حرکت ہے.