By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police has launched a campaign against those involved in parking their vehicles wrongly and creating problems in smooth flow of traffic by occupying footpath areas.
Following the directions of IGP Islamabad Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, the Islamabad Police has launched this campaign and Chief Traffic Officer Islamabad Muhammad Sarfraz Virk is monitoring it. All Zonal DSPs were directed to ensure implementation of traffic laws and take action against those involved in creating problems for traffic discipline in the city.
Action was taken against showroom and shopping malls’ administrators in G-11 Markaz, F-10, F-11, G-8, G-9, I-8 Markaz, Blue area, Jinnah Super Market, F-6 Super Market, Aabpara and Bhara Kahu markets. Vehicles were removed from footpath areas and they were warned to follow rules otherwise strict action would be initiated against them. During the ongoing year, Islamabad Police also issued more than 68,000 fine tickets to those involved in wrong parking while several vehicles were impounded at police stations for not vacating footpath areas. CTO Islamabad Muhammad Sarfraz Virk said that, to ensure convenience for road users is among the top priority of Islamabad Police by maintaining traffic discipline and every possible effort would be made for the purpose. Additionally, special squads have been constituted for the purpose of removing illegal parking and vacating footpaths while indiscriminate action would be taken against violators.
