By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: Following the special orders of IGP Islamabad Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, Chief Traffic Officer Islamabad Muhammad Sarfaraz Virk supervised the Islamabad Traffic Police to implement an effective plan to maintain traffic flow on highways and protect citizens from accidents during Eid-ul-Adha.
Besides ensuring effective traffic management at public places, a crackdown was conducted against motorcyclists involved in one-wheeling and hooliganism on highways, issuing 4,154 challan tickets and impounding dozens of motorcycles in various police stations.
CTO Islamabad said that the impounded motorcycles included those without number plates, with incorrect numbers, altered motorcycles, and without licenses.
Due to the effective arrangements by the traffic police, no incidents of one-wheeling, racing, or motorcycle accidents occurred in the federal capital.
He further said that the efforts and duties performed by Islamabad Police during Eid-ul-Adha were appreciated by all segments of society and citizens on various forums.
The effective traffic management by police officers on duty at public places and highways was also commended by the citizens, he added.