KARACHI: City police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon on Wednesday said that an operation would be launched against violation of one-way rule from Friday, according to police spokesperson.

For this purpose, 100 places/spots have been selected in the metropolis where special checking would be carried out from 3pm to 6pm on Friday.

Special teams of the traffic police backed by district police have been established to take action against violators of traffic laws.

“Violators of the one-way [rule] on roads would be arrested immediately and cases against them would be lodged under Section 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) of Pakistan Penal Code,” declared the city police chief.

DIG Traffic, SSPs, SDPOs and section officers have been briefed on the campaign.

Senior police officers would personally monitor the campaign.

Published in Dawn, January 16th, 2020