KARACHI, Dec 7: The Mithadar traffic section police have seized 53 fake HTV driving licences in a fortnight.This is a good indication there are rampant irregularities in the issuance of driving licences particularly heavy vehicles.

The Mithadar area section officer said 53 HTV licences were seized during a campaign to check reckless driving. When these licenses were sent for verification to the Driving Licence branch they turned out to be fakes.

In October, Inspector General Sindh Police Jehangir Mirza paid a surprise visit to the Clifton DL Branch. During his visit he saw several agents actively involved in the issuance of licenses. Subsequently, the SP DL branch was transferred and the DSP suspended. The same month, the Korangi DL branch office was closed on the IG’s orders after constant corruption complaints.