# Driving licence check online: DLIMS Punjab and DLS Sindh verification (2026) Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/guides/cars/driving-licence-check-online-dlims-punjab-sindh) Type: Guide Author: Searchable Editorial Published: 22 Sept 2026 Updated: 22 Sept 2026 Retrieved: 30 Sept 2026 > Both provincial portals verify a licence free in under a minute. Here are the exact fields each one asks for, the Sindh fee table, and the four reasons a check comes back empty. If you want to check a driving licence online in Pakistan, the portal you use depends on where the licence was issued. Punjab and Sindh each run their own system, and a Punjab licence will not show up on the Sindh portal or the other way round. Both checks are free, take under a minute, and need no login. ## Punjab: DLIMS The Punjab portal is at **dlims.punjab.gov.pk**, run by Punjab Police. To verify a licence: 1. Open dlims.punjab.gov.pk and click **Verify License**. 2. Choose the licence type. Regular and International licences are verified with **CNIC or passport number plus the licence number**. A Juvenile licence is verified with **passport number plus licence number**. 3. Answer the arithmetic security question on the form (it shows something like "What is 3 + 2"). 4. Submit. That is the whole check. There is no fee and no account. ### What else DLIMS does The same portal handles the full licence life cycle: learner licence, regular licence, international licence, renewal and duplicate. Applications are tracked in a personal dashboard with real-time status updates, and payments run through the Punjab ePay system. For an online application you upload: - A photograph. - A scan or photo of the front of your CNIC. - A scan or photo of the back of your CNIC. - A medical certificate, if you are over 50. The Punjab learner licence fee is **Rs 500 for each category** (motorcycle, car and so on). If you want a motorcycle and a car learner licence, that is two categories. DLIMS helpline: 042-99202892. Email: info@dlims.punjab.gov.pk. ## Sindh: DLS The Sindh portal is at **dls.gos.pk**, run by the Driving License Branch of Sindh Police. To verify a licence: 1. Open dls.gos.pk and click **Verify Your License**, or go straight to the online verification page. 2. Enter the **name**, the **licence number** and the **CNIC number**. 3. Submit. The result shows the licence type, the licence category, the holder's father or husband name, the issuing branch, the issue date and the expiry date. If nothing matches, it returns "No license record found", which is the answer you want if you are checking whether a licence someone has shown you is real. Applications and appointments in Sindh run through the separate DLS Online system at dlsonline.sindhpolice.gov.pk. DLS office: Zamzama Street No. 11, near Do Talwar, Clifton, Karachi. Phone: +92-21-9931052-6. ## Sindh fee structure These are the figures published on the DLS Sindh fee page. Confirm at the branch before you pay, because provincial schedules are revised without much notice. | Category | New learner | Learner renewal | Permanent 3 year | Permanent 5 year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Motorcycle | Rs 50 | Rs 100 | Rs 510 | Rs 660 | | Car | Rs 100 | Rs 100 | Rs 960 | Rs 1,260 | | Car + motorcycle | Rs 150 | Rs 100 | Rs 1,410 | Rs 1,860 | | MCR | Rs 100 | Rs 100 | Rs 960 | Rs 1,260 | | LTV | Rs 100 | Rs 100 | Rs 960 | Rs 1,260 | | LTV + motorcycle | Rs 150 | Rs 100 | Rs 1,410 | Rs 1,860 | Renewal in Sindh is cheaper if you do it on time. Renewing **within 30 days** of expiry costs Rs 310 (3 year) or Rs 460 (5 year) for a motorcycle, and Rs 560 or Rs 860 for a car. Renewing **after 30 days** costs Rs 435 or Rs 660 for a motorcycle, and Rs 810 or Rs 1,260 for a car. Letting the 30 days lapse on a five year car licence costs you Rs 400 extra for nothing. Fixed charges on top, per the same schedule: | Item | Fee | | --- | --- | | Lamination | Rs 250 | | NADRA | Rs 65 | | Medical | Rs 100 | | Correction | Rs 310 | | Duplicate | Rs 360 | | PSV | Rs 500 | | TCS delivery | Rs 38 in Karachi, Rs 55 outside | ## Four mistakes that make the check fail **Wrong portal.** A Lahore licence checked on dls.gos.pk returns nothing, and people read that as a fake licence. Check the issuing province first. The licence card states the issuing authority. **Licence number typed from memory.** The Punjab and Sindh formats both include the CNIC, and the suffix after the hash is the part people get wrong. Read it off the card. **Name spelling on the Sindh form.** Sindh asks for the name as well as the CNIC, and it has to match the record, not your passport spelling. **Expired is not the same as fake.** A verification that returns a record with a past expiry date means the licence is genuine and lapsed. That is a renewal problem, not a forgery problem, and in Sindh the renewal fee jumps once you are 30 days past expiry. ## Checking someone else's licence Both portals let you verify a licence you have not been issued, as long as you have the licence number and the CNIC on it. That is the intended use: the Sindh site's own line is aimed at people driving without a licence or with a fake one. It is worth doing before you hire a driver, hand over a vehicle, or accept a licence as ID. What the check will not tell you is whether there are unpaid challans against the vehicle. That is a separate provincial system. ## Other provinces Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir issue through their own traffic police departments, and online verification for those is patchy. For an Islamabad licence, the Islamabad Traffic Police licence branch at H-11 is still the reliable route. ## Before you drive If you are getting a licence because you have just bought a vehicle, two other costs are due at the same time. Token tax is annual and depends on engine capacity: work it out on our [token tax calculator](/tools/cars/token-tax-calculator). If the vehicle is coming from a previous owner, the transfer has its own fee schedule: see the [vehicle transfer fee calculator](/tools/cars/vehicle-transfer-fee-calculator). And once you are on the road, petrol is at Rs 393.75 a litre and diesel at Rs 422.08. The [fuel cost calculator](/tools/cars/fuel-cost-calculator) turns your daily commute into a monthly figure, and the [petrol price page](/data/petrol-price) tracks the fortnightly revisions. ## Frequently asked questions **How do I check my driving licence online in Pakistan?** Use the portal of the province that issued it. Punjab licences are verified at dlims.punjab.gov.pk with your CNIC or passport number plus the licence number. Sindh licences are verified at dls.gos.pk with your name, licence number and CNIC. Both checks are free. **What does the Sindh licence verification show?** Licence type, licence category, father or husband name, issuing branch, issue date and expiry date. If no record matches it returns 'No license record found'. **How much does a driving licence cost in Sindh?** On the published DLS schedule, a new motorcycle learner licence is Rs 50 and a car learner licence Rs 100. A permanent car licence is Rs 960 for three years or Rs 1,260 for five, plus fixed charges including Rs 250 lamination, Rs 65 NADRA and Rs 100 medical. **Why does my licence not show up on the verification portal?** The most common reason is checking on the wrong province's portal, since Punjab and Sindh keep separate databases. Other causes are a mistyped licence number suffix and, on the Sindh form, a name spelling that does not match the record. ## Sources - Driving License Information Management System (DLIMS), Punjab (Punjab Police): https://dlims.punjab.gov.pk/ - DLIMS Punjab licence verification (Punjab Police): https://dlims.punjab.gov.pk/verify - Driving License Sindh online verification (Sindh Police): https://dls.gos.pk/online-verification.html - Driving License Sindh fee structure (Sindh Police): https://dls.gos.pk/FeeStructure.html How to cite: "Driving licence check online: DLIMS Punjab and DLS Sindh verification (2026)", Searchable, 22 Sept 2026, https://searchable.pk/guides/cars/driving-licence-check-online-dlims-punjab-sindh