Tayyab Qureshi 16 September 2026

9771 SMS Registration: Format, Codes and Examples

To register for the PM Fuel Relief Scheme, send one SMS to 9771 in this format: REG, your 13-digit CNIC, your vehicle plate number, the province code and the vehicle registration date (DDMMYYYY), separated by single spaces. Send it from a SIM registered on the same CNIC. Registration is free and one-time; after the confirmation SMS, you request fuel tokens by sending TOK to 9771.

Written by Tayyab Qureshi · Updated 9 Oct 2026

What you need before sending the 9771 registration SMS

The 9771 registration for the Rs100 petrol subsidy needs exactly four details, which Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed on 14 September 2026 are the only information required.

Detail	Where to find it	How to type it
CNIC number	Front of your CNIC	13 digits, no dashes: `3520212345678`
Vehicle plate number	Number plate / registration book	Letters and numbers together, no spaces or dashes: `LEA1234`
Province code	Province or region where the vehicle was registered	One letter (see table below)
Registration date	Registration book or smart card	DDMMYYYY: `15032019`

Lost the registration book? You can still get the plate number and registration date online; see how to find your vehicle registration details (Punjab owners can download an e-registration card).

You also need a mobile SIM registered in your own name. The system matches the CNIC in your message with the CNIC the SIM is issued against, so a SIM in a parent's, spouse's or friend's name will fail.

The exact REG message format for 9771

The REG message for the PM Fuel Relief Scheme puts five parts in a fixed order, each separated by one space:

REG [CNIC] [Plate number] [Province code] [DDMMYYYY]

Worked examples (dummy CNICs, for format only):

Vehicle	Message to send to 9771
Motorcycle registered in Lahore, Punjab on 15 March 2019	`REG 3520212345678 LEA1234 P 15032019`
Rickshaw registered in Karachi, Sindh on 2 July 2016	`REG 4210112345671 KHI5678 S 02072016`
Mehran registered in Peshawar, KP on 20 January 2012	`REG 1710112345673 PR9012 K 20012012`
Motorcycle registered in Islamabad on 1 October 2021	`REG 6110112345675 ICT3456 I 01102021`

Plate formats vary by district. Copy your plate exactly as printed, removing only spaces and dashes.

Province codes for the 9771 petrol subsidy SMS

The province code in the 9771 message is the region where the vehicle is registered, not where you live now. A bike registered in Punjab but ridden in Karachi still uses P.

Registration region	Code
Punjab	`P`
Sindh	`S`
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	`K`
Balochistan	`B`
Islamabad Capital Territory	`I`
Azad Jammu & Kashmir	`A`
Gilgit-Baltistan	`G`

Step-by-step: sending the registration SMS

Step 1
Open the messages app on the phone whose SIM is registered on your CNIC.
Step 2
Start a new message to 9771.
Step 3
Type REG, a space, your CNIC, a space, your plate, a space, the province code, a space, and the date.
Step 4
Read it once against your CNIC and registration book. One wrong digit rejects the whole message.
Step 5
Send it once, then wait for the reply. Heavy traffic can delay replies; sending the same message again and again does not speed it up.
Step 6 · Final step
After you receive the confirmation, you are registered. You do not need to register again each month.

How the 9771 system checks your registration

Every PM Fuel Relief Scheme registration sent to 9771 passes four automated checks built by the Ministry of IT and Telecom: the CNIC must match the SIM owner in telecom records, the plate number and province code must exist in provincial excise records, the vehicle registration date must match those records, and the combined entry is cross-checked against government databases to block fraud.

This is why accuracy matters more than speed. On the first day of the Islamabad pilot, more than 600,000 SMS were received but 42,933 registrations had been approved by that afternoon, according to ProPakistani.

Does the 9771 SMS cost anything?

Sending the registration SMS to 9771 is free. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered on 14 September 2026 that citizens should not be charged for PM Fuel Relief Scheme registration messages, after early reports of a standard SMS charge. The government has also said it never asks for a registration fee.

If any website, agent or caller asks you for money to "register" you, it is not an official channel. Read our warning on fake petrol subsidy websites to avoid.

Registering someone else's vehicle

You can help a relative type and send their message, but it must be sent from a SIM registered on their CNIC, with their CNIC in the message. For motorcycles and rickshaws bought on an open transfer letter, the rider can register without the vehicle being in their name; cars must be in the applicant's name. Details: bikes and rickshaws on an open transfer letter.

After registration: what to do next

Registration alone does not discount your petrol. Before each fill-up, send TOK to 9771 and show the token at the pump. Request your first fuel token.

If your message was rejected or you got no reply, see what to do if your REG message is rejected. For the full scheme overview, go back to the PM Fuel Relief Scheme guide.

Common questions about 9771 registration

Can I register on WhatsApp or online?

No. PM Fuel Relief Scheme registration works only by standard SMS to 9771.

My CNIC has dashes. Do I include them?

No. Type the 13 digits without dashes.

Can I register two vehicles?

Reports indicate one CNIC can register one vehicle, and each vehicle can be linked to only one CNIC.

Which network does 9771 work on?

The short code has been announced for all mobile users. If your message does not send, check that your SIM has service and is registered on your CNIC.

Sources. Official: Radio Pakistan, 15 Sep 2026 (registration process); Radio Pakistan, 17 Sep 2026 (SMS charges waived). News: Dawn, 13 Sep 2026; ProPakistani, 13 Sep 2026 (step-by-step registration); Express Tribune, 19 Sep 2026.

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