According to police data, as many as 29,609 fines have been issued for violations of traffic rules since the new e-ticketing system was launched in Karachi.
The Sindh Chief Minister inaugurated the Traffic Regulation and Citation System (TRACS), commonly known as e-ticketing system, at the Central Police Office (CPO) last week.
He explained that the new system replaces the obsolete manual ticketing process with a fully automated electronic ticketing mechanism, which uses advanced CCTV cameras integrated with artificial intelligence to detect violations such as speeding, red light jumping and non-compliance with helmet use.
Of the 29,609 tickets issued, 17,639 were issued to drivers who were not wearing seat belts, while 6,362 were issued to motorcyclists who were not wearing helmets, according to the data. A further 1,967 fines were issued for speeding, while 1,655 were issued for running red lights.
Meanwhile, 943 fines were issued for using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle and 298 for having tinted windows and windows. For parking in a “no parking” zone, 165 tickets were issued, while 162 were issued to motorists traveling on the wrong side of the road; 44 tickets were handed out to people going the wrong way on a one-way street.
In addition, 152 motorists were fined for having passengers on the roof of their vehicle and another 91 were caught violating stop lines. An additional 65 tickets were issued for lane violations, with 44 tickets issued to vehicles that were improperly loaded and 37 for being overloaded.
No tickets were issued for having “fancy license plates,” sudden lane changes, or overdue taxes.
In June, the Sindh government decided that e-challans for traffic violations would be delivered to the registered residential addresses of vehicle owners. The sale or transfer of vehicles with unpaid fines will not be permitted.
The decision came at a time when Karachi witnessed a rise in road accidents, particularly involving dump trucks and water tankers, which killed nearly 500 people and injured 4,879 in 2024, according to hospital data.
The series of deadly incidents sparked protests over citizen deaths, prompting the provincial government to ban heavy vehicles during the day and require them to obtain fitness certificates.
