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Over 288,000 tickets issued under e-challan system in Karachi since October, Sindh IGP told

KARACHI: Over 288,000 e-tickets have been issued under the Traffic Regulation and Citation System (TRACS) since its launch in October last year, it emerged on Thursday.

Last year, the Sindh government had decided that e-challans for traffic violations would be delivered to vehicle owners’ registered home addresses. The system was officially inaugurated in October and drew a mix of praise and criticism from the public.

According to a press release issued from the office of Sindh Inspector General of Police (IG) Javed Akhtar Odho, in a meeting held at the Central Police Office Karachi today, the newly appointed IG reviewed the performance of the new traffic system.

During the meeting, the deputy inspector general of traffic police briefed Odho that “so far, over 288,000 e-tickets have been generated under TRACS,” out of which 52 per cent of the tickets had been delivered, while 48pc were still under process.

The IGP was informed that the “reason for the delay in delivery was due to refusal to accept tickets, change of address or incomplete address,” and that redelivery was underway.

The IGP was further briefed that 71 percent of the tickets issued had been paid by citizens, while a significant percentage were waived as they were first-time offences.

“So far, 7,681 complaints have been registered against the e-challan system, out of which 81pc have been resolved and another 19pc are under review,” according to the briefing.

It further emerged that 12,000 vehicles have been blacklisted under the ticketing system since October 27.

The IGP was briefed that under the new system, vehicles associated with “non-transfer of ownership rights, fake number plates, incomplete number plates, theft, mischief,” and other illegal activities have been blacklisted.

IGP Odho also “directed traffic police to work in collaboration with district police to take action against the blacklisted vehicles,” the press release said.

He also issued instructions that the data of blacklisted vehicles should be provided to Safe City cameras, Emergency Response Vehicles and the Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell.

“Additional IG Karachi, prepare a comprehensive plan for action against blacklisted vehicles,” IGP Odho said.

The statement added that he also directed traffic police to issue e-tickets through smartphones on an experimental basis.

He termed the use of technology essential to modern policing, adding that the “extraordinary steps need to be taken to make policing simpler”.

During the meeting, it was also decided to impose a Rs100,000 fine on heavy vehicles without trackers.

IGP Odho also issued instructions to the traffic police to ban transfers in the department.



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