Road signs in Pakistan are modelled on the

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system, with an exceptional difference being that they are bilingual and contain messages in

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, and in some cases, the local regional or provincial languages. Pakistan drives on the left side of the road and follows the left-hand traffic system. Vehicles must be overtaken on their right. There have often been complaints about road signs and infrastructure not being up to date in some parts of the country, with a traffic report in 2008 disclosing that local governments in many cases have not addressed damaged, vanished or outdated road regulatory signs. In

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alone, the report estimated that at least Rs. 800 million were required to furnish all scanty road signs in the city.

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Compulsory signs

Following are the compulsory signs. File:Vienna Convention road sign B1-V1.svg, Yield File:Pakistan - Stop Sign.svg, Stop File:Vienna Convention road sign C1b-V1.svg, No entry File:Vienna Convention road sign C3a-V1-1.svg, No motor vehicles File:Vienna Convention road sign C3b-V1-1.svg, No motorcycles File:Vienna Convention road sign C3c-V1-1.svg, No cycles File:Vienna Convention road sign C3e-V1-1.svg, No goods vehicles File:Vienna Convention road sign C3i-V1-1.svg, No pedestrians File:Vienna Convention road sign C3j-V1-1.svg, No animal-drawn vehicles File:Vienna Convention road sign C3k-V1-1.svg, No hand carts File:Vienna Convention road sign C3l-V1-1.svg, No agricultural vehicles File:Vienna Convention road sign C5-V1.svg, Width limit File:Vienna Convention road sign C6-V1.svg, Height limit File:Vienna Convention road sign C7-V1.svg, Mass limit File:Vienna Convention road sign C8-V1.svg, Axle mass limit File:Vienna Convention road sign C9-V1.svg, Length limit File:Vienna Convention road sign C11a-V1.svg, No left turn File:Vienna Convention road sign C11b-V1.svg, No right turn File:Vienna Convention road sign C12-V1-LHT.svg, No U-turn File:Vienna Convention road sign C13ab-V1.svg, No overtaking File:Vienna Convention road sign C13bb-V1-LHT.svg, No overtaking by goods vehicles File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-40.svg, Maximum speed limit (40 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-50.svg, Maximum speed limit (50 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-60.svg, Maximum speed limit (60 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-70.svg, Maximum speed limit (70 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-80.svg, Maximum speed limit (80 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-90.svg, Maximum speed limit (90 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-100.svg, Maximum speed limit (100 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-110.svg, Maximum speed limit (110 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C14-V1-120.svg, Maximum speed limit (120 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C15-V1.svg, No audible warning devices File:Vienna Convention road sign C17a-V1-2.svg, End of all restrictions File:Vienna Convention road sign C17b-V1-2.svg, End of speed limit (50 km/h) File:Vienna Convention road sign C17c-V1-2.svg, End of overtaking prohibition File:Vienna Convention road sign C18-V1.svg, No parking File:Vienna Convention road sign C19.svg, No stopping File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V1-1.svg, Straight ahead File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V2-1.svg, Turn left File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V3-1.svg, Turn right File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V4-1.svg, Turn left ahead File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V5-1.svg, Turn right ahead File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V6-1.svg, Turn left or straight ahead File:Vienna Convention road sign D1b-V7-1.svg, Turn right or straight ahead File:Vienna Convention road sign D2b-V1-1.svg, Keep left File:Vienna Convention road sign D2b-V2-1.svg, Keep right File:Vienna Convention road sign D3b-V1-LHT.svg, Roundabout File:Vienna Convention road sign D4b-V1.svg, Cycle track

Warning signs

Following are the warning signs. File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1a-V1.svg, Curve to left File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1b-V1.svg, Curve to right File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1c-V1.svg, Double curve, first to left File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-1d-V1.svg, Double curve, first to right File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-2c-V1.svg, Steep descent File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-3c-V1.svg, Steep ascent File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-4a-V1.svg, Road narrows File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-4b-V1-1.svg, Road narrows on left File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-4b-V2-1.svg, Road narrows on right File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-5-V1.svg, Swing bridge File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-6-V1.svg, Unprotected quay File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-7a-V1.svg, Uneven road File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-7b-V1.svg, Road hump File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-7c-V1.svg, Dip File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-9-V1.svg, Slippery road File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-10a-V1-LHT.svg, Loose gravel File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-11a-V1-LHT.svg, Falling rocks File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-12a-V1-LHT.svg, Pedestrian crossing File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-13-V1-LHT.svg, Children File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-14-V1-LHT.svg, Cyclists File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-15a-V1-LHT.svg, Cattle File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-15b-V1-LHT.svg, Wild animals File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-16-V1.svg, Roadworks File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-17a-V1.svg, Traffic signals File:Pakistan - Signals out of order.svg, Signals out of order File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18a-V1.svg, Crossroads File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18e-V1.svg, T-junction File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-18f-V1.svg, Y-junction File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19a-V1.svg, Crossroads with priority File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19b-V1-1.svg, Side road junction with priority File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19b-V2-1.svg, Side road junction with priority File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19c-V1-1.svg, Merging traffic File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-19c-V2-1.svg, Merging traffic File:Pakistan - Stop Ahead.svg, Stop ahead File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-22-V1-LHT.svg, Roundabout File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-23-V1-LHT.svg, Two-way traffic File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-25-V1.svg, Level crossing ahead, with barrier File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-26a-V1-LHT.svg, Level crossing ahead, without barrier File:Pakistan - Railroad Crossbuck.svg, Level crossing File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-30-V2-1.svg, Low-flying aircraft File:Vienna Convention road sign Aa-32-V1.svg, Other danger File:Pakistan - Danger Ahead.svg, Danger ahead

Informative signs

Following are the informative signs. File:Vienna Convention road sign E3a.svg, One-way traffic File:Vienna Convention road sign E3b-V1.svg, One-way traffic File:Vienna Convention road sign E3c-V1.svg, One-way traffic File:Pakistan motorway symbol.svg, Motorway File:Vienna Convention road sign E13b-V2.svg, Hospital File:Vienna Convention road sign E14a.svg, Parking File:Vienna Convention road sign F1b-V1.svg, First aid post File:Vienna Convention road sign F2-V1.svg, Breakdown service File:Vienna Convention road sign F3-V1.svg, Telephone File:Vienna Convention road sign F4-V1.svg, Filling station File:Vienna Convention road sign F5-V2.svg, Hotel File:Vienna Convention road sign F6-V2.svg, Restaurant File:Vienna Convention road sign F7-V2.svg, Refreshments File:Vienna Convention road sign F8-V2.svg, Picnic site File:Vienna Convention road sign F10-V2.svg, Camping site File:Vienna Convention road sign F11-V2.svg, Caravan site File:Vienna Convention road sign F12-V2.svg, Caravan and camping site File:Vienna Convention road sign F13-V2.svg, Youth hostel File:Vienna Convention road sign G2a-V1-1.svg, Through side road File:Vienna Convention road sign G2b-V1-1.svg, Through side road File:Vienna Convention road sign G12b-V2-2.svg, Temporary right lane closed File:Vienna Convention road sign G13.svg, No through road File:Vienna Convention road sign G22a-V2-LHT.svg, Motorway exit (300m) File:Vienna Convention road sign G22b-V2-LHT.svg, Motorway exit (200m) File:Vienna Convention road sign G22c-V2-LHT.svg, Motorway exit (100m) File:Vienna Convention road sign H1-V1-1.svg, Distance File:Vienna Convention road sign H1-V1-3.svg, Temporary distance

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