KHYBER: A police official was injured when a speeding car, driven by narcotics smugglers, hit him in Jamrud on Thursday.

Officials said that assistant SHO Jamrud Jamshed Khan along with a police party signalled a car in Shahkas Industrial Estate Nihar Gharra locality. The car driver instead of stopping his vehicle, hit Jamshed Khan and tried to escape while leaving the official badly injured.

Officials said that the police party on duty chased the fleeing car and later intercepted it and arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 350 grams of ice from their possession.

Meanwhile, district police officer Mohammad Imran has asked the traffic police to conduct regular awareness sessions with the local drivers for better understanding of traffic rules and ensure smooth flow of traffic on all major routes in the Khyber district.

Speaking at a ceremony here the other day at Shahkas Police Training Centre where the annual traffic police report was presented, he said that majority of drivers in Khyber were not fully aware of traffic rules and were thus found guilty of violations.

Mr Imran directed the police to be polite with the drivers and educate them about the traffic rules instead of issuing frequent chalans to them.

Published in Dawn, August 19th, 2022