Vehicle registration plates of Pakistan

Vehicle registration plate numbers are usually assigned in ascending order, beginning with a starting point such as AAA-001. Thus, someone familiar with the sequence can determine roughly when the vehicle registration plate was issued. The letters I, O and U are not used to avoid confusion with 1, 0 and V. Many provinces distinguish their vehicle registration plates through distinctive colour schemes and logos. For example, the Datura metel flower has appeared on every Punjab plate since 2007. In Sindh, plates have long featured the provincial coat of arms with a distinctive yellow background. Islamabad Capital Territory recently unveiled a new plate with Faisal Mosque in the background. Typically, the registration number is embossed. Other identifying information, such as the name of the issuing jurisdiction and the vehicle class, can be either surface-printed or embossed. The Government of Pakistan fixed the size for all their passenger vehicle registration plates at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, although these figures may vary slightly by jurisdiction. Smaller-sized plates are used for motorcycles, scooters and rickshaws.

Each province and territory has its own vehicle registration plate design.

Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Azad Jammu & Kashmir vehicle registration plates[1]
Vehicle Type	Image	Example	Description
Cars			Plates are white with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of two letters and three numbers, with AJ&K written above and the name of the issuing city below. There is a white strip on the left, with the state symbol, a single Chinar or Oriental Plane (Platanus orientalis) leaf.
Motorcycles		AA·BB 000	Plates are white with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of four letters and three numbers, with AJK written above only.
Public transport		AA·BB·000	Plates are yellow with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of four letters and three numbers, with Azad Jammu & Kashmir written above and the name of the issuing city below.
Government		AA·BB·000	Plates are green with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of four letters and three numbers, with Azad Jammu & Kashmir written above.

Balochistan

Balochistan vehicle registration plates[2]
Vehicle Type	Image	Example	Description
Cars			Plates are white with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of two letters and three numbers with the Balochistan coat of arms between them. Balochistan written above and the name of the issuing city below.
Motorcycles		AA 000	Plates are white with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of two letters and four numbers, with Balochistan written above and the name of the issuing city below.
Public transport		AA·000	Plates are yellow with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of two letters and four numbers, with Balochistan written above and the name of the issuing city below.
Government		AA·000	Plates are green with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of four letters and three numbers, with Balochistan written above.

Islamabad Capital Territory

Islamabad Capital Territory vehicle registration plates[4]
Vehicle Type	Image	Example	Description
Cars		317	Plates are white with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of two letters and three numbers, with ICT-ISLAMABAD written below. There is a dark blue strip on the left, with the territory symbol, an image of Faisal Mosque.
Motorcycles
Public transport
Government

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vehicle registration plates[5]
Vehicle Type	Image	Example	Description
Cars			Plates are white with black letters and numbers. The plates consist of two letters and four numbers with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's coat of arms between them. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is written above and the name of the issuing city below. Issuing cities are Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Abbottabad, Bannu, and Kohat.
Motorcycles		AA 000	Plates are white plate with black letters, but smaller in dimension. The plates consist of two letters above and three numbers below with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's coat of arms on the left. KP is written above and the name of the issuing city below. Issuing cities are Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Abbottabad, Bannu, and Kohat.
Public transport		AA·000	Plates are yellow with black letters.
Government		AA·000	Plates are green with white letters.

Punjab

Punjab vehicle registration plates[6]
Vehicle Type	Image	Example	Description
Cars			Plates are white with black letters and numbers. A green banner is found on the left with Punjab written at the bottom and an image of the Datura metel provincial flower above. On the right the issuing year is written (ex. 06). The city name is usually not written, however the first letter usually denotes the city from which the registration took place (ex. L for Lahore, M for Multan, R for Rawalpindi). Of all provinces only Punjab has four digit registration numbers.
Motorcycles		AAA-YY- 0000	Plates are white with black letters and numbers, but smaller in dimension. A green banner is found on the left with Punjab written at the bottom and an image of the Datura metel provincial flower above. On the right the issuing year is written (ex. 06). The city name is usually not written, however the first letter usually denotes the city from which the registration took place (ex. L for Lahore, M for Multan, R for Rawalpindi,gujrat
Public transport		AAA-YY- 0000	Plates are yellow with black letters. A green banner is found on the left with Punjab written at the bottom and an image of the Datura metel provincial flower above.
Government		AAA-YY- 0000	Plates are fully green with white letters. The green banner is found on the left with Punjab written at the bottom and an image of the Datura metel provincial flower above.

Sindh

Sindh vehicle registration plates[7]
Vehicle Type	Image	Example	Description
Cars		AAA·000	Plates are yellow with embossed black letters and numbers. The plates consist of three letters and three numbers with the Sindh coat of arms above. Sindh is written above only. Plates start with alphabets (beginning with AAA) followed by a string of numbers (beginning with 001).
Motorcycles		AAA 0000	Plates are White with embossed black letters and numbers, but smaller in dimension.
Public transport		KH-5708	Plates are black with white letters and numbers.
Government		AAA·000	Plates are fully green with white letters and numbers embossed. Plates start with alphabets (GS) (GP) (GL) HC for high court (SP) for sindh police followed by a string of numbers.

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