LAHORE: The Punjab government has phased out the yellow-coloured online e-stamp paper system, introducing a new system under which people can themselves print the same online on a plain paper.

The new system has been enforced with effect from March 10 (Tuesday).

According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Land Record Authority (PLRA), the introduction of the new system is a part of the ongoing digital reforms of the government.

Under the phased-out system, stamp paper (low value/duty) could be obtained from the vendors who had access to the online system for printing it on a yellow paper. However, they were not allowed to print high-value stamp paper (for registry etc), as these were supposed to be issued by the designated bank alone.

The vendors used to overcharge the people seeking stamp papers in the name of ‘service charges’.

However, under the new online system, anyone requiring a e-stamp paper of any value can print

it on a plain paper through the official portalafter paying the fee through a mobile application.

“Now people are not required to visit bank to get an e-stamp paper, as they can themselves print it through the new online system,” the spokesperson says, adding that this would also ensure transparency. However, he says, the stamp vendors too can issue stamp paper worth up to Rs300.

OIL STOCK: The representatives of the petrol pump associations have said that their all 505 outlets in Lahore have been left with routine three-day backup oil stocks.

They said this in a meeting preside over by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Ali Ijaz here on Tuesday, where the representatives of petrol pump associations and others concerned reviewed the oil supply situation in Lahore city.

The representatives told the DC that all 505 petrol pumps in Lahore have been left with three-day oil stocks back-up.

“There must be no issue regarding the sale of petrol, diesel etc to the people, and anyone found involved in hoarding and overcharging would be dealt with an iron hand,” warned the DC on the occasion.

Published in Dawn, March 11th, 2026