The provincial government has decided to implement strict rules to improve traffic flow and prohibit parking at the Karachi ‘Wall Street’ in an attempt to adjust the application of traffic regulation and improve road safety.
The instructions were issued by Prime Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah after an informative session on traffic management in the metropolis, said a statement issued by his spokesman Abdur Rasheed Channa.
The main minister issued instructions to prohibit parking in II Chundrigar Road from the Shaheen complex to the Merewether tower. He issued to prohibit parking for all types of vehicles from Muhammad Bin Qasim Road to Dr. Ziauddin Road to SM Law College.
II Chundarigar Road An important road in the Central Commercial District of the city is known as “Wall Street” of Karachi. The Roads is a significant financial center, which serves as the location of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the main banks and other financial institutions.
The authorities of the Traffic Police informed the Prime Minister that a complete prohibition of parking on pavements and main roads has been imposed, while the authorities have allowed the parking of vehicles in the railway land.
Murad instructed that measures must be taken against the violation of traffic rules and illegal parking, and vehicles with elegant or illegal numbers plates must be confiscated.
CM Sindh was informed that repression against vehicles with unregistered or non -standard numbers are being carried out, and only official numbers plates will be acceptable. Dig Traffic Pir Muhammad Shah said the police are taking measures to guarantee the implementation of traffic rules.
The Sindh government recently approved a set of changes, including a prohibition of four -seater Rickshaws, mandatory physical conditioning controls of third -party vehicles and strong increases in traffic rape fines.
According to a statement from the Department of Origin, Sindh Interior Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar presided over the meeting to discuss the necessary amendments to the rules of motor vehicles in the light of the alarming increase in the number of accidents in the province.
Informed by the Secretaries of Law and Transportation, as well as the inspector General of Police and Deputy General Inspector of the Traffic Police, the meeting “approved plans to outsource the physical conditioning certification of vehicles to third parties and enforce the prohibition of Rickshaws of four seats,” said the statement.
According to the statement, the key decisions taken during the meeting included the mandatory certification of physical aptitude for commercial and non -commercial vehicles, and subcontracting of physical aptitude evaluations from vehicles to third parties. The meeting also decided to prohibit the sale of tinted windows, elegant lights and sirens, either online or in physical stores.
The government has decided to increase traffic rape fines. For incorrect driving, approved fines are established in RS200,000 for government vehicles, RS100,000 for other four -wheeled vehicles and RS25,000 for motorcycles.
Driving a vehicle without a valid license will cost a fine of RS25,000 for motorcyclists and RS50,000 for car drivers. A single wheel or drift will result in a fine of RS100,000 for a crime for the first time, rising to RS200,000 and RS300,000 for repeated violations.
These decisions were made in the backdrop of an increase in traffic accidents, particularly involving the dumpers and oil tankers who killed almost 500 people and wounded 4,879 in 2024.
