Sindh forms committee to review Karachi’s e-challan system

Panel to assess fines, enforcement, transparency amid public complaints over traffic challans

The Sindh government has constituted a high-level committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the e-challan system introduced in Karachi in 2025, officials said on Friday.

Minister for Home, Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Criminal Prosecution Department  Ziaul Hassan Lanjar has been appointed chairman of the committee, which also includes Opposition Leader Ali Khursheedi and several members of the Sindh Assembly.

Senior government officials, including the additional chief secretary (home), the secretary of law, and the additional inspector general of police (Karachi), have been named as committee members. The DIG Traffic will serve as the committee’s secretary.

According to officials, the committee will examine the overall performance of the e-challan system and review existing traffic fines and enforcement policies.

The panel will also prepare recommendations aimed at making the system more effective, transparent, and user-friendly, while ensuring fair enforcement across the city.

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Authorities said the review would include a complete assessment of the e-challan framework since its rollout earlier this year.

The move comes amid mounting public complaints over excessive fines, alleged errors in automated challans, and concerns about transparency in traffic enforcement procedures across Karachi. The issue has also been repeatedly raised on the floor of the Sindh Assembly.

Earlier, Lanjar said the purpose of the e-challan system was to promote road safety and traffic discipline rather than generate revenue, adding that amendments to traffic laws, including revisions to fine amounts, would be considered if recommended by the committee.

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Introduced in Karachi in 2025, the e-challan system is being rolled out in phases to Hyderabad and other districts as part of the provincial government’s efforts to modernise traffic management through technology-driven monitoring and enforcement.

Officials said the committee’s findings would guide future policy decisions on traffic regulation, enforcement mechanisms, and public grievance redressal across Sindh.