Motorway police get one-week ultimatum

Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Thursday chaired an important meeting of the National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) to review the overall performance, policy implementation and future strategy of the Force.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the current performance, the minister issued a one-week deadline, and instructed the Motorway Police to demonstrate clear improvement in performance, warning that strict measures will follow in case of failure. He announced that fines will be imposed on vehicles exceeding 120 km/h while FIRs will be registered against those driving over 150 km/h.