Transporters fined on Sharjeel’s orders

On the directions of Minister for Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon, officers and staff of PTA, RTA and DRTA of Transport and Mass Transit Department have launched a campaign against transporters charging extra fare on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha across Sindh.

In collaboration with traffic police, district police and National Highways and Motorways Police, the campaign aims to protect passengers visiting their parents and relatives on the occasion of Eid from extra and fares. During the campaign, strict action has been taken against transporters violating the rules, passengers have been refunded extra fares on the spot and fines have been imposed on transporters.

The number of vehicles checked in different cities of Sindh was 4121, while an amount of Rs49,46,150 additional fare was refunded to the passengers, a fine of Rs35,69,550 was also collected from the transporters. According to details on June 10, transport authorities checked 348 vehicles and passengers were refunded a fare of Rs247,200 while a fine of Rs87,900 was imposed on the transporter.