According to Chief Traffic Officer, transporters have been warned against strict action in accordance with the law. PHOTO: EXPRESS
RAWALPINDI: The City Traffic Police (CTP) has launched an operation against transporters, overcharging the passengers during Ramazan.
According to Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Yousaf Ali Shahid, transporters have been warned against strict action in accordance with the law on violating rules.
He said that any Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) found overcharging passengers, overloading and or not completing their designated routes, would be issued challans with heavy fines.
The CTO said that special squads of city traffic police have been formed which are conducting raids and checking violations.
The CTO directed the DSPs traffic, sector in-charges and wardens to perform their role effectively to check the overcharging in public transport. A special cell has also been established to receive public complaints and people can lodge their complaints against overcharging by transporters through Rawalpindi helpline 051-9272616 and Murree helpline 051-9269200.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 21st, 2017.
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