{"id":105476,"date":"2026-05-07T17:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=105476"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:05:37","slug":"police-verification-for-online-taxi-drivers-in-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/police-verification-for-online-taxi-drivers-in-lahore.html","title":{"rendered":"Online taxi drivers to undergo police verification in Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: Lahore Police have introduced a new security mechanism for ride-hailing services, under which all online taxi drivers will be required to undergo police verification before and during employment to enhance passenger safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Faisal Kamran, individuals with criminal records will not be allowed to work as drivers for online taxi and ride-hailing platforms under the revised system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the new policy, character certificates have been made mandatory for all drivers operating with ride-hailing companies in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under an agreement between Lahore Police and major online taxi service providers, driver data has been integrated with police databases to help identify suspicious individuals more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/planning-begins-for-construction-of-lrr-sl-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planning begins for construction of Lahore Ring Road SL-4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials said all new drivers will undergo compulsory police verification prior to recruitment, while existing drivers\u2019 records are also being reviewed to ensure compliance with safety standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ride-hailing companies have been directed to fully implement the new security framework, with authorities warning of strict action in case of non-compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police officials said the initiative aims to strengthen passenger safety and improve monitoring of individuals operating within the city\u2019s online transport sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>give tags for above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lahore Police, ride-hailing services, online taxi drivers, driver verification, passenger safety, Faisal Kamran, criminal record check, character certificate, Lahore security measures, transport safety Pakistan, police verification system, Uber Pakistan, Careem Pakistan, driver database integration, public transport safety, law enforcement Lahore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: Lahore Police have introduced a new security mechanism for ride-hailing services, under which all online taxi drivers will be required to undergo police verification before and during employment to enhance passenger safety. According to Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Faisal Kamran, individuals with criminal records will not be allowed to work as drivers for online taxi and ride-hailing platforms under the revised system. As part of the new policy, character certificates have been made mandatory for all drivers operating with ride-hailing companies in the city. Under an agreement between Lahore Police and major online taxi service providers, driver data has been integrated with police databases to help identify suspicious individuals more effectively. Read: Planning begins for construction of Lahore Ring Road SL-4 Officials said all new drivers will undergo compulsory police verification prior to recruitment, while existing drivers\u2019 records are also being reviewed to ensure compliance with safety standards. Ride-hailing companies have been directed to fully implement the new security framework, with authorities warning of strict action in case of non-compliance. Police officials said the initiative aims to strengthen passenger safety and improve monitoring of individuals operating within the city\u2019s online transport sector. give tags for above Lahore Police, ride-hailing&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":105137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[72904,319,58358,60426,28477,72899,72900,1268,808,741,72902,71499,72903,71507,72901],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105476","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-agro-farming-schemes","9":"tag-cda","10":"tag-cda-islamabad","11":"tag-cda-ordinance-1960","12":"tag-fake-housing-schemes","13":"tag-housing-scams-pakistan","14":"tag-ict-zoning-regulations","15":"tag-illegal-housing-schemes","16":"tag-islamabad-property-market","17":"tag-islamabad-real-estate","18":"tag-noc-approval","19":"tag-property-fraud-pakistan","20":"tag-property-investment-pakistan","21":"tag-real-estate-regulation-pakistan","22":"tag-unauthorised-housing-projects","23":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Police verification for online taxi drivers in Lahore - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Officials said all new drivers will undergo compulsory police verification prior to recruitment, while existing drivers\u2019 records...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/police-verification-for-online-taxi-drivers-in-lahore.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police verification for online taxi drivers in Lahore - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Officials said all new drivers will undergo compulsory police verification prior to recruitment, while existing drivers\u2019 records...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/police-verification-for-online-taxi-drivers-in-lahore.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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