The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced that physical stamp papers will no longer be used in the province, replacing them with a new e-stamping system. The decision takes effect from September 1, 2025, making e-stamped documents the only valid form for all official transactions.
According to a notification issued under the Registration Act of 1908, this digital move is designed to curb the circulation of fake stamp papers and ensure transparent revenue collection. Payments under the new system will go directly into the provincial treasury through the Bank of Khyber.
Officials confirmed that after the deadline, all manual stamp papers will lose validity. Registrars and concerned authorities have been directed to fully implement and comply with the new rules. The government has highlighted the initiative as a step towards better transparency and faster service delivery.
This decision comes soon after a major stamp paper fraud was uncovered in Punjab’s Chiniot district. Judicial sources revealed that millions of rupees were embezzled through forged court fee stamps. Reports indicated that low-value papers of Rs. 200 to Rs. 1,500 were tampered with and turned into high-value papers of Rs. 15,000.
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The scam was detected across multiple courts, with dozens of counterfeit submissions discovered, including 36 fake entries in the court of Civil Judge Umar Farooq and several more in the courts of Chaudhry Fayaz, Shazia Kausar, and Additional Sessions Judge Javed Iqbal.
The KP government believes that the shift to e-stamping will close such loopholes and secure public trust.
