Daily Times

GUJRANWALA: DIG Motorway Police North Zone Abbas Ahsan said most of the people travel through National Highways to visit their native homes to celebrate Eid.

On this event, transporters charge extra fare from the passengers and misbehave with them. Moreover, the tendency of overloading of passengers and goods by the transporters to earn more is also observed during the Eid vacations.DIG informed that all SSPs, DSPs, operations officers and field staff of North Zone have been directed to check overcharging and Overloading of passengers in PSVs specially during Eid days.The checking will be carried out surprisingly at different places. On spot strict action including returning of overcharged fare should be taken against the delinquent transporters including heavy penalties. Warning banners/streamers containing the messages avoiding overcharging and overloading would be erected at different places.SSP Waheed Khattak added that passengers should cooperate with Motorway Police and inform on Help Line 130 if any transporter charge extra fare or misbehave with them. Special squads would be deployed to counter the miscreants and to control crime during Eid-UL-Fitr vacations. One squad will serve in each beat, as most of the people carry valuables while traveling on G.T Road. At the end Sector Commander/SSP Waheed Khattak directed that free flow of traffic would be ensured so that road users reach their native homes safely to commemorate this holly event with their loving ones.

Published in Daily Times, June 21st, 2017.