How to Apply for a Driving Licence Online in Pakistan

The learner part is online in most places. The driving test is not: you still go to a testing centre in person.

Each province runs its own licence portal

Driving licences are issued by provincial and territorial traffic police. Use the portal for where you live, and our full guide for each one.

Note the Balochistan suffix, .gob.pk, and the AJK suffix, .gok.pk. Both are the real addresses.

Three documents people confuse

Our guide to the international driving permit in Pakistan covers the permit, with the Punjab fees.

Punjab: apply for a learner licence on DLIMS and Dastak

DLIMS now runs as DLIMS 2.0 inside Dastak, Punjab's one window app for government services. If you had a DLIMS account, create a Dastak account and link the old one to bring your past applications across.

1. Create an account and log in.
2. Fill in the application form.
3. Upload your documents: a face picture, the front and back of your original CNIC, and a medical certificate from a government doctor if you are above 50.
4. Generate a PSID, the payment number, and pay it by ATM, online banking or mobile banking.
5. Print your learner licence. The digital copy stays in your account.

The DLIMS FAQ sets the learner fee at Rs 500 for each category, so a bike and a car cost Rs 1,000 together. It says the learner licence is issued instantly once payment clears. Files must be clear, within the size limits, and in a normal format such as PDF or JPEG. A CNIC photographed at an angle or with a thumb over a corner is the usual reason for rejection.

The regular licence needs a test and an approval

After the learner period you sit the driving test. Once you pass, the regular licence goes through six stages on DLIMS: account, form, PSID, payment, administrative approval, then printing and courier dispatch.

The DLIMS fee table lists the regular licence at Rs 930 a year for a motorcycle and Rs 1,830 for a car, both including the Rs 480 courier, with the test fee charged separately. You can choose 1 to 5 years. All Punjab rates are in our Punjab driving licence fee list.

Many guides say you must hold a learner permit for 42 days before the test. The DLIMS pages do not state that period, so confirm it with your licensing office before you book a test date.

Renewals and duplicates use the same portal

In Punjab, an expired licence is renewed online on DLIMS or at an e-Khidmat Markaz, and a lost or damaged card is replaced as a duplicate for Rs 580 to Rs 680 including courier. See our guides to renewing a Punjab licence at an e-Khidmat Markaz and getting a duplicate Punjab driving licence.

Pay only through the PSID

Every one of these systems takes payment through a PSID or a bank challan, not cash at a desk. Nobody legitimate collects a licence fee from you by hand. If someone offers to arrange a licence for a payment, that is a payment to a person, not a shortcut.

Once you drive, check your challans regularly with our guide to checking a Punjab traffic challan online.

Questions readers are asking

Is there a national driving licence portal in Pakistan?

No. Licences are provincial, so you apply on your own province's or territory's portal.

How do I apply for a driving licence online in Punjab?

Create an account on DLIMS or the Dastak app, fill in the form, upload your picture and CNIC, generate a PSID, pay it and print the learner licence.

How much is a learner licence in Punjab?

Rs 500 for each category, according to the DLIMS FAQ, so bike and car together cost Rs 1,000.

How long does a learner licence take?

DLIMS says it is issued instantly once the form is complete and payment clears.

What documents do I need?

A face picture, scans of the front and back of your original CNIC, and a medical certificate from a government doctor if you are above 50.

Do I still have to take a driving test?

Yes. The online system handles the form, payment and dispatch. It does not replace the test.

What happened to my old DLIMS account?

DLIMS services moved to Dastak. Create a Dastak account and link the DLIMS one to transfer your past applications.

How we verified this

What we checked and where we read it.

We checked each portal below on 8 November 2026, and read the DLIMS home page and FAQ for the Punjab steps.

Last checked 8 November 2026. We read the DLIMS home page and FAQ and the DLIMS fee structure on that date. The other official portals are ITP DLIMS, the NHMP Driving Licensing Authority, Quetta Traffic Police, AJK Police DLIMS and Gilgit-Baltistan Police licensing, the Sindh Police licence site and ptpkp.gov.pk. Fees outside Punjab are in each provincial guide.