4 DSPs, 93 traffic wardens to be on duty today

City Traffic Police issues traffic plan to facilitate commuters, public on Independence Day

RAWALPINDI:

The City Traffic Police (CTP) issued a traffic plan to facilitate commuters and public on Pakistan Independence Day to be celebrated on Saturday (today).

According to a CTP spokesperson, special pickets would be erected in the city and on entry points of Murree to thwart one-wheeling on eve of August 14 and one-wheelers would be sent behind the bars.

Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rai Mazhar Iqbal made and announced the traffic plan, he added. He said extra force of traffic wardens would be deployed on all the roads and in Murree to handle traffic load.

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Four DSPs, 12 inspectors and 93 traffic wardens would be on special duty, he said, adding that CTO also constituted six special squads comprising wardens and officers to curb one-wheeling and car stunts by the youngsters.

He said that they had directed the traffic wardens to keep a vigil over vehicles and motorcycles with tainted glasses and displaying unauthorised number plates in the city and to take strict action against the owners and drivers.

Meanwhile, the CTO urged the parents to keep an eye on children and not to allow under age drivers to show stunts on motorcycles and cars.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 14^th, 2021.