Authorities in Islamabad have intensified enforcement against vehicles lacking mandatory electronic tags, with 166,888 cars registered so far, including 3,130 in the last 24 hours, according to the ICT administration. The push aims to strengthen security and digital monitoring at key entry and exit points.
The Islamabad Capital Territory introduced the electronic tagging system late last year to regulate traffic, improve record-keeping, and enhance surveillance in the city, home to government offices, foreign missions, and diplomatic enclaves.
Under the system, electronic tags on vehicles are read automatically at checkpoints, allowing officials to identify unregistered cars without manual inspections. Vehicles already carrying motorway tags (m-tags) are exempt.
Authorities have expanded tag installation facilities and extended operating hours. M-tag centers at 26 Number Chungi and 18 Meel now operate 24/7, while counters at Kachnar Park and F-9 Park remain open until midnight to accommodate motorists.
Checkpoint readers are fully operational, and enforcement teams continue to stop vehicles without tags across the capital. Officials said the drive balances facilitation with enforcement to achieve full compliance with minimal disruption.
The initiative aligns with federal “safe city” efforts to integrate traffic management, emergency response, and security monitoring through technology. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi recently reviewed Islamabad’s surveillance systems, calling effective technology use the “need of the hour.”
Authorities urged motorists to obtain electronic tags promptly to avoid delays and penalties as the enforcement drive continues.
