January 09, 2007	Tuesday	Zilhaj 18, 1427

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: A new example of traffic rules violations and rash driving was set by the Punjab chief minister and his daughter in the federal capital. The ticket for violation of red-light was sent to CM office in Lahore after his squad refused to accept it, while his daughter accepted her ticket, Dawn has learnt.

The CM’s daughter was travelling in a car (LWQ-3347) when its driver Mohammad Afzal crossed the red-light at Faisal Chowk on Monday. The driver was served with a ticket of Rs500.

Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi’s motorcade on way to Sector F-8/3 late Saturday violated traffic signal on Margalla road, sources in the police department requesting not to be named told Dawn.

On seeing the red-light, the CM’s squad members got out and started thumping the vehicles already waiting in queues for the green light ahead of the convoy. It caused panic among the people who removed their cars aside on seeing the armed policemen around their cars.

The on-duty traffic police personnel immediately informed their highups and the Rawalpindi police officials about the traffic rules violations by the vehicles of Pindi police. The sources said while the CM’s motorcade was crossing the red-light at Zafar Chowk, several vehicles which were following the green-light narrowly escaped collision.

In the meantime, the ICT traffic staff started chasing the CM’s motorcade and finally got them at a house in G-10 sector. The CM’s squad members refused to accept the ticket and moved towards Aiwan-i-Sadr.

The traffic staff did not give up their efforts and again tried to serve the ticket on the police squad but they again refused to accept it, the sources said.

The ICT police had no option but to withdraw the ticket or sent it to the CM by mail. Finally, the ticket for Rs500 was sent to the CM office.