The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has generated Rs470.3 million on Saturday during its second auction of personalised vehicle number plates.

The auction was held at Arena Hall, Qayyum Sports Complex, where 30 selected number plates were put up for bidding. Several of the plates featured names of tribes and districts written in transliterated English.

According to official figures, DAWAR 1 received the highest bid of Rs175 million. The plate was purchased by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Officials said it is the highest amount paid for a personalised number plate in the province to date.

ORAKZAI 1 was the second most expensive plate, sold for Rs41 million to former senator and MPA Aurangzeb Khan.

Other plates that attracted high bids included WAZIRISTAN 1, sold for Rs40.6 million; BAJAUR 1 for Rs33.5 million; MOHMAND 1 for Rs32.1 million; MEHSUD 1 for Rs22 million; KHYBER 1 for Rs20.1 million; GUJJAR 1 for Rs16.3 million; and PASHTUN 1 for Rs13.2 million.

Additional plates auctioned during the event included BUNER 1, which fetched Rs9.5 million; JADOON 1 for Rs7.1 million; MARDAN 1 for Rs6.8 million; DIR 1 for Rs6.7 million; KHALIL 1 for Rs6.5 million; KHATTAK 1 for Rs6.1 million; and TAJ 1 for Rs4.2 million.

The auction was supervised by the Director General of Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control, Abdul Haleem Khan and attended by senior officials of the department. Participants included members of business and tribal communities.

Officials said the auction was part of a revenue generation initiative by the provincial government.

In 2024, the Sindh Excise Department auctioned the premium number plate A 1 for Rs100 million. Muzammil Kareem placed the highest bid. Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon handed over the ownership certificate to Mazhar Kareem.

In the same year, the number plate 786 was auctioned for Rs26.5 million. A businessman named Sarosh placed the highest bid, while Provincial Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah presented the ownership certificate to him.