ISLAMABAD: Authorities have begun action against vehicles plying roads in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad without electronic tags, or e-tags, the Islamabad administration said on Sunday, in a move aimed at streamlining traffic management and improving monitoring at the city’s entry and exit points.
The capital administration made e-tags mandatory for all vehicles in Islamabad in Nov. last year to enhance security in the city. Vehicles already equipped with a motorway tag, or m-tag, do not require an e-tag.
The move is aimed at regulating traffic flow, improving record-keeping, and ensuring that vehicles entering the federal capital are properly registered within the system, according to the officials.
The enforcement relies on e-tag readers installed at entry and check points across the capital, which automatically identify untagged vehicles and allow authorities to take action without manual checks.
“Vehicles without m-tags are being stopped at various checkpoints,” the Islamabad administration said in a statement, citing a top excise official. “Citizens are requested to get the tags installed as soon as possible to avoid legal trouble.”
