Islamabad will prohibit the entry of vehicles lacking an M-Tag commencing January 1.

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has declared that, effective January 1, the entry of vehicles lacking an M-Tag will be forbidden in Islamabad as part of augmented security and smart city projects.

The interior minister presided over a meeting at the Safe City Headquarters to evaluate measures designed to safeguard citizens and protect lives and property. He instructed officials to expedite progress on the Capital Smart City project and underscored that the implementation of the M-Tag requirement would commence at the beginning of the new year.

Mohsin Naqvi announced that Islamabad is being created as Pakistan’s inaugural fully integrated smart city. He pursued a detailed strategy to convert the current Safe City initiative into a Capital Smart City framework, employing advanced surveillance and digital monitoring technologies.

During the visit, the interior minister and Minister of State Talal Chaudhry saw the Safe City Headquarters and assessed the city’s surveillance systems via the digital wall. He evaluated real-time surveillance systems and analyzed public safety activities conducted with advanced technologies.

The interior minister visited the control room to scrutinize security surveillance at the specialized Chinese desk, emphasizing the application of contemporary tools for upholding law and order.