PESHAWAR: The city traffic police announced to keep the driving licence branch open on Saturdays, according to a statement issued here on Monday.

The statement said that earlier the traffic branch would offer services from Monday to Friday. However, chief traffic officer Saud Khan ordered to keep the licence branch open on Saturdays as well from 9am to 5pm.

He said besides the licence branch, the driving licence van would also be available on Saturdays.

Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2024

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