<P> Malaysian registration plates are displayed at the front and rear of all private and commercial motorised vehicles in Malaysia, as required by law . The issuing of the licence plates is regulated and administered by the Malaysian Road Transport Department (Malay: Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia) or JPJ . </P> <P> Eight types of licence plates are used in Pakistan . Each province and territory issues its own number plate; the federal government issues number plates for foreign diplomats and vehicles owned by the military, police and federal departments (red for foreign diplomats and green for the federal government .) Sindh's number plates are yellow with black letters and numbers for private vehicles and Black number plates with white letters for commercial vehicles; Islamabad, NWFP, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Balochistan and Northern Areas have white number plates with black letters and numbers . The number plates also have the province or territory's name at the bottom . In Punjab however, number plates can be of any color the vehicle owner chooses . But legally it is not allowed . The first 2 letters represent the city the vehicle is registered in . </P> <P> From January 1, 2006, Punjab has started issuing official number plates for all cars registered in Punjab . Number plates are of Green and White color . The green part is the same all over Punjab and has a sign and' Punjab' written on it, while the white part has the number of the vehicle . </P> <P> For example: </P>

When did yellow and white number plates start