Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has decided to cancel the holidays of cops and deploy traffic police contingents at important places, shopping centres and main markets for Eid activities.
The decision to this effect was made in a meeting held on Tuesday presided by Senior Superintendent Police (Traffic) Islamabad Malik Matloob and was also attended among others by SP (Traffic), zonal DSPs and beat inspectors.
Eid shopping and other activities would reach the peak in the capital city, following which special traffic police squads will be deployed in the city. Senior Superintendent Police (Traffic) Islamabad Malik Matloob finalised the traffic plan, deputing police contingents in important places, shopping centres, main markets, masajid, Imambargahs and around graveyards.
Matloob has also constituted special squads to maintain traffic flow in the capital and a detailed deployment plan has been issued to control traffic in the city. He had directed staffers to take strict action against one-wheeling, racing and bikes and vehicles without silencers. Around 550 cops from the Islamabad Traffic Police, including DSPs, inspectors, sub-inspectors, assistant sub-inspectors and other lower subordinates would perform duties for the next five days.
ITP’s vehicles and motorbike lifters had been provided to ITP’s cops while its help unit (1915) would perform its duty round the clock. Malik Matloob has appealed to the citizens to demonstrate a responsible attitude and also directed officials to take strict action against transporters who caused inconvenience for citizens.