RAWALPINDI: Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) police have been authorised to take legal action on traffic violations that fall under their purview by issuing challan tickets.

The move is aimed at checking the traffic violations on all those areas which fall under their purview.

The authorisation was issued by the Punjab Police Department to the Inspector General of Police, divisional police chiefs, Deputy Inspector General of Police PHP, accountant general Punjab and other relevant authorities.

Under the directive, all officers of Punjab Highway Patrol from the rank of ASI to onward have been authorised to take legal action, including issuing of challan tickets, against traffic violations during patrolling duty in their area of jurisdiction under Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1965 and all other traffic laws with immediate effect.

Although the traffic police are typically not present in PHP’s regions of jurisdiction, traffic violations do occur there. The PHP will be allowed to issue challan citations for traffic offences.

Meanwhile, the Regional Police Officer Syed Khurram Ali, Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chattha, CPO Khalid Mehmood Hamdani, Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Hasan Waqar Cheema and other officers held a meeting at the cricket stadium to review security, traffic and other arrangements for upcoming Pakistan-New Zealand cricket matches.

City Police Officer Khalid Mehmood Hamdani briefed the RPO and other officers about security and traffic arrangements.

Foolproof arrangements will be made for the security of the cricket teams, route and stadium, CPO Khalid Mahmood Hamdani said.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2023