Karachi traffic police takes back decision to arrest unlicensed drivers Read On Utv Pakistan

<img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_imgMain" src="http://images.thenews.com.pk/updates_pics/trafficpolice-drivinglicense-karachi-challan_11-4-2015_203014_l.jpg" style="border-width: 0px;" title="Karachi traffic police takes back decision to arrest unlicensed drivers" /><b style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">KARACHI: In another u-turn on Wednesday, the traffic police department in Karachi has now withdrawn its earlier decision to arrest unlicensed drivers.</b><br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> During a high-level meeting at the city police office today, it was decided that the traffic police will continue to carry out the usual process of penalizing and issuing challans to citizens driving vehicles without licenses.</div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> The Karachi traffic police department had announced earlier this week that it would arrest all those drivers either carrying fake licences or not carrying licences at all.</div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> But, following the chaos that had erupted at driving licences branches after an unprecedented number of citizens rushed to get their documents renewed, the decision was first put on hold for one month on the orders of Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal on Monday.</div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> On Tuesday, the duration to be able to renew and obtain driving licenses was extended further by three months on the directives of Additional Inspector General of Sindh Traffic Police Khadim Hussain Bhatti.</div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tinos; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> In the latest u-turn on the issue, the traffic police department has now decided that it will not carry out arrests and will just issue challan and slap law breakers with a penalty instead.</div>

Karachi traffic police takes back decision to arrest unlicensed drivers Read On Utv Pakistan

KARACHI: In another u-turn on Wednesday, the traffic police department in Karachi has now withdrawn its earlier decision to arrest unlicense...

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