ISLAMABAD: Biometric verification system for the registration and transfer of the vehicle was made operational at Excise and Taxation Office of the capital on Monday, sources told Dawn.

Director Excise and Taxation Office Bilal Azam told Dawn that the system had also been linked with all the Nadra e-Sahulat Centres.

The biometric verification system has been mad operational in the capital to avoid frauds and usage of vehicles on open letter, besides discouraging the tout mafia, he added.

The owner of the vehicle can get verification receipt from any Nadra e-Sahulat Centre and produce it at the ETO for registration and transfer of the vehicle, he stated, adding that the validity of the receipt will be for two months.

The ETO will verify the receipt with the transaction ID within no time and transfer the vehicle, he added.

The system will eliminate the culture of selling or using vehicles on open letter, the official stated, adding that it will generate revenue for the government as people pay the fee of the transfer.

Besides, the system will also help the law enforcement agencies to identify and trace the real owner of the vehicle, the director stated.

Published in Dawn, March 5th, 2019