Abbottabad: In a major relief for motorists, the Abbottabad Traffic Police have cleared the long-pending backlog of driving licences and asked applicants who had applied for motorcycle, car and jeep licences to collect their documents or check their postal addresses for delivery.
For the past two to three years, the issuance of driving licences remained a major challenge across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in Abbottabad, due to the non-availability of licence printing facilities in the region. As a result, many licences had to be printed in Peshawar before being dispatched to different districts, causing lengthy delays for applicants.
Following sustained efforts, the Traffic Police have now managed to clear the backlog by printing all pending licences and initiating their distribution.
According to an official notice, applicants whose licences have been processed should first check their postal addresses, as many licences have already been dispatched through the postal service and delivered to their homes. Those who have not yet received their licences can collect them from the Abbottabad Traffic Licence Branch.
The Traffic Police advised citizens to contact the 1915 Traffic Helpline for further information regarding the status or collection of their driving licences.
The move is expected to significantly improve public service delivery and provide long-awaited relief to thousands of motorists in Abbottabad and surrounding areas who had been waiting for their driving licences.