{"id":90926,"date":"2025-02-26T22:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/quetta-introduces-international-driving-license-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T22:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:24:09","slug":"quetta-introduces-international-driving-license-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/quetta-introduces-international-driving-license-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Quetta introduces International Driving License | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20250107085003058-i2Mra.mp3\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Quetta has officially started issuing International Driving Licenses, marking a significant step in modernising the region&#8217;s transport systems.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was launched with a surprise visit by Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz\u00a0Bugti\u00a0to the Motorway Police&#8217;s Driving License Centre in Quetta.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, the Chief Minister not only inspected the process but also expressed his intention to obtain an International Driving License.<\/p>\n<p>He successfully completed the theory and practical driving tests, submitting his application for the license. After passing the tests, his application was forwarded to Islamabad for further processing.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Chief Minister Balochistan praised the Motorway Police&#8217;s efficient and transparent system, calling it a reflection of public trust.<\/p>\n<p>He commended the National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) for adhering to international standards in the issuance of driving licenses, which has helped restore public confidence.<\/p>\n<p>He also lauded the efforts of NHMP in ensuring a safe travel system and stressed the importance of having a modern, transparent licensing system for the public. &#8220;This system is proof of NHMP&#8217;s capabilities, and their professionalism has ensured the success of the project,&#8221; said Sardar Fazal Baloch.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of the International Driving License in Quetta is expected to benefit a wide range of drivers, enhancing mobility and connectivity while aligning with global standards of driving and road safety.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, cellular and internet services have been <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2520455\/quettas-digital-blackout-ends\">restored<\/a> after more than 20 hours of suspension in Quetta.<\/p>\n<p>The Balochistan government had suspended cellular and internet services in the district for two days as Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) called for a shutter-down strike.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article Quetta has officially started issuing International Driving Licenses, marking a significant step in modernising the region&#8217;s transport systems. The initiative was launched with a surprise visit by Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz\u00a0Bugti\u00a0to the Motorway Police&#8217;s Driving License Centre in Quetta. During the visit, the Chief Minister not only inspected the process but also expressed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/688889-steering-1396158441\/688889-steering-1396158441.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quetta-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}