Tech Desk 
Sep 24, 2025
The Sindh government has officially announced changes to the Sindh Motor Vehicle Rules 1969 in a major effort to increase road safety.
The provincial minister Sharjeel Inam Memon declared that the new rules will impose stringent specifications for large commercial vehicles.
All heavy vehicles must obtain a fitness certificate from designated transport department centres in accordance with the new regulations.
Significant fines will be imposed for noncompliance and will be transferred online to the government's account.
Additionally, the government has placed age restrictions on automobiles, prohibiting buses over 25 years old from travelling between cities and trucks over 20 years old from interprovincial routes. The age of a vehicle operating in a city will be limited to 35 years old.
A stringent penalty structure for non-compliance is also outlined in the new regulations. First-time offenders will receive a small fine, second-time offenders will receive Rs. 200,000, and third-time offenders will receive Rs. 300,000.
The amendments' mandatory installation of contemporary safety equipment in large vehicles is one of their main components.
A driver monitoring system, 360-degree cameras, GPS tracking devices, high-definition front and rear cameras, and underrun protection guards will all be mandatory.
Automobiles lacking these safety features will not be permitted, registered, or given fitness certifications.
All heavy vehicles will be subject to a roadworthiness test within a year of the law's implementation.
If a vehicle is discovered to have purposefully disabled safety features, it will be temporarily sealed and, if the problem is not fixed within 14 days, deregistered permanently.
The action taken by the Sindh government is a big step in improving road safety and lowering the likelihood of serious collisions.
