Fact Check: Islamabad Traffic Police Website Selling Fake Driving License – Pakistan

Several government departments are trying to bring convenience to consumers at their doorsteps thanks to technology, but in recent days, a post on social media has attracted a lot of attention, leading citizens to create a campaign in the name of the Islamabad Traffic Police. Avoid being scammed by fake websites.

Yes of course! This is correct. A fact check verifies this claim. On August 7, a user on social networking website X shared a screenshot of an Islamabad Traffic Police web page requesting users to enter their ID card number to verify their driving license.

Website in post A link was included. The user said that this is a fake website designed to sell licenses.

Later, two Islamabad Police officials confirmed that the website was a fraud. Islamabad Police Public Relations Officer Taqi Jawad confirmed that the website has no connection with Islamabad Police.

“We are taking action against this fake website, our cyber crime wing is working to take it down,” he said.

Islamabad Police Information Technology Department Sub-Inspector Abdul Rasheed said that the police have traced the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the fake site and submitted a complaint to the Cyber ​​Crime Department.

The official website of Islamabad Police is actually:

Fact check further revealed that none of the links on the home page of the fake website including About, “Services” and “Contact” are active, indicating that the site is not authentic.