Karachi Motorists Struggle Amid Backlog as Ajrak-Themed Number Plate Deadline Looms
Karachi: Oct 31 Deadline Se Pehle Ajrak Number Plates Par Bhari Backlog Aur Rush
KARACHI: Ajrak-themed number plates hasil karne ki Oct 31 deadline nazdeek aate hi, shehar ke hazaron vehicle owners rozana Civic Centre ki taraf daud rahe hain. Afsos ki baat yeh hai ki Excise and Taxation Department mein mahinon lambe backlog ki wajah se zyada-tar log mayus laut rahe hain. Kai vehicle owners jinhonne kai mahine pehle hi new retro-reflective plates ke liye apply kiya tha, unhe officials ne delivery mein delay ka hawala de kar wapas bhej diya.
Traffic Challan Ka Darr: Vehicle Owners Par Double Pressure
Rush tab aur badh gaya jab Excise Department ne chetavni di ki traffic police October ke aakhri hafte se new plates ke bina chalne waali gaadiyon par challans jaari karna shuru kar degi. Ek car owner ne bataya, “Maine January mein apply kiya tha, lekin ab aaya hoon kyunki suna hai challans shuru hone wale hain. Mujhe message bhi mil chuka tha ki meri plate ready hai, par main pehle collect nahi kar paya.” Doosre applicants ka kehna hai ki unhe koi message mila hi nahi hai.
Excise Department Ka Jawab: Delay Ki Asal Wajah Kya Hai?
Excise Department ke officials ne congestion ki wajah aakhri waqt par aane wale logon ki badi tadaad ko bataya. Ek senior officer ne dawa kiya ki June se pehle apply karne walon ki plates ya toh deliver ho chuki hain ya collect kar li gayi hain, aur baaki backlog ko “jald” hi clear kar diya jayega (halanki koi khaas date nahi batayi gayi). Unhonne yeh bhi claim kiya ki “Newly registered vehicles” ke liye koi delay nahi hai.
50,000 Se Zyaada Plates Ab Bhi Uncollected, Space Constraint Badi Pareshani
Official ne aage bataya ki replacement plates mein masla hai, jahan daily volume 300–400 applications se badhkar 10,000 se zyada ho gaya hai. Iske alawa, 50,000 se zyaada tayyar plates abhi bhi uncollected padi hain, jiski wajah se Civic Centre par “space constraints” ho rahi hai. Department ki taraf se assurances ke bawajood, long queues aur logon ki badhti frustration barqarar hai, kyunki hazaron motorists looming deadline ko pura karne ki daud mein hain.