A traffic warden is in the dock for stopping a former provincial minister after he had jumped a traffic signal on The Mall, Pakistan Today learnt on Thursday. According to details, former provincial minister Amir Sultan Cheema was passing through Mall Road when he jumped the traffic signal near the Governor House to avoid traffic congestion. Traffic warden Zahid observed the vehicle violating traffic rules and managed to stop it after a chase. The traffic warden was about to issue a ticket to the former minister when Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Captain Mubeen intervened and allowed the provincial minister to leave without being issued any ticket. According to sources, the CTO also ordered a departmental inquiry against the traffic warden. However, a City Traffic Police official, on the condition of anonymity, explained that the incident had happened but the CTO had not ordered any inquiry against the warden. When the CTO was contacted, he denied the knowledge of any such incident.