ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Islamabad district administration has decided to ban the entry of vehicles without an M-Tag into the city from January 1, 2026.
Irfan Memon, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, said the decision has been taken on the instructions of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. He said action would be taken against vehicles entering the city without the mandatory electronic tag after the expiry of the deadline.
Memon said 16 designated points have been established across Islamabad to facilitate the issuance of M-tags adding since November 14, around 100,000 vehicles have been issued M-tags.
Vehicles without M-tags would be identified
The DC said vehicles without M-tags would be identified through tag readers, which, he said, have been installed at various entry points and check posts at several points in the city.
He said the tag readers would become fully functional from January 1.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Safe City headquarters in Islamabad and directed the officials concerned to expedite work on the Capital Smart City project in Islamabad.
He said basic civic facilities like Rescue 1122, traffic and security will be integrated into the central system in the smart city adding the Capital Smart City project will be adopted as a model to make Islamabad the safest city.
He said vehicles without an M-tag will be barred from entering capital city from January 1, 2026.
