Pakistan - Apply for Driver License

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Procedure

The system provides for phased issuance of licensing from learner to full license in a period of 2 years.

• A provisional license to be issued to the driver who has passed the test.
• After having one year of driving experience and a satisfactory performance record. The drivers is required to attend a 5 day refresher training course in the evening hours.
• After 2 years of driving experience and if there are no serious traffic violations within a certain limit, the driver is issued full license after 2 years automatically.
• In case of any other violations with more than normal violation limit the driver will have to go through another 5 day training course at an approved school and the award of full license shall be postponed. This procedure has to be particularly reinforced for PSV drivers.
• Candidate drivers may only apply for a full PSV license, if they have at least 3 years experience on a wagon or some other heavy similar vehicles.
• In case of license drivers, they are to be monitored for involvement in serious accidents and anyone involved in a accident with a fatality should undergo refresher training at the driving school.
• Once the driving test, both theory and practical, have been passed the licensee should exchange his/her test pass certificate for a full license as soon as possible. The licensee must apply for full entitlement within 2 years of passing the driving test otherwise another test has to be taken. The application for a full license can be submitted in the Traffic Police Office along with the test pass certificate and learner license. A fresh pass driver must display green L-Plate for at least six months.

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Required Documents

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

List of various driver's license issuance offices in Pakistan

• Karachi
• Hyderabad
• Sukkur
• Quetta
• Multan
• Lahore
• Faisalabad
• Rawalpindi
• Islamabad
• Peshawar

Eligibility

Any person male/female of the minimum age of 18 years, who has a National Identity Card No. and proof of residence of the area in which a candidate is applying and must be able to read a car number plate from a distance of 20.5 meter (65').

Fees

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Validity

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Documents to Use

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Instructions

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Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the Document

Driver's License permits the holder to drive legally in Pakistan.

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