Karachi owners of vehicles having illegal sirens, pressure horns, revolving, and bar lights, as well as fancy number plates – your time is up! Sindh High Court has issued orders to take strict action against vehicles with the aforementioned features.
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The two-judge bench headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar had the Chief Secretary of Sindh in attendance. The judges expressed frustration with the chief secretary of Sindh for failing to file a report on the implementation of an order from the court regarding heavy traffic in the city. Despite being given specific instructions at a previous hearing. The court directed the chief secretary to file a comprehensive compliance report by January 25th or appear in court in person.
The DIG stated that the traffic police had taken action against the illegal use of pressure horns, fancy and unauthorized number plates, locally tinted glasses, hooters, sirens, and flashing lights on vehicles. However, he admitted that it was not yet possible to fully control the use of these items. The court ordered the DIG to submit a list of vehicles and individuals who are legally authorized to use sirens and flashing lights. The court also directed the DIG to publish a notice in major newspapers within three days, ordering the removal of all pressure horns, tinted glasses, and unauthorized number plates from vehicles within one week of the notice’s publication.
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The hearing also discussed the entry and exit of heavy vehicles during day time. At the start of the hearing, DIG traffic Ahmed Nawaz Cheema arrived with a report. It stated that checkpoints had been set up at all entrances and exits to the city to restrict heavy vehicles from entering the city between 6 am and 11 pm. However, the petitioner’s lawyer argued that while traffic congestion and road accidents had decreased, the court’s orders were still being ignored as heavy vehicles, aside from those granted exceptions, were still using the roads during the day. The DIG responded that the traffic police were upholding the orders of the Supreme Court regarding heavy traffic to the best of their ability.
