Tag: Traffic
Youth involved in 61% of road accidents: 1122
The Rescue 1122 on Tuesday claimed to have responded to 132,331 emergencies related to traffic accidents, 61 percent of them involving the youth, across...
Capital’s traffic police to use speed cameras
The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has obtained new cameras to monitor vehicular speed on the city roads. These gadgets will be installed at all...
With traffic noise at 100dB, no wonder Karachiites usually look miffed
A study indicates that the peak levels of traffic noise are very serious in Karachi. The maximum peak noise values at selected locations exceed...
42 vehicles fined for traffic violations
Islamabad Transport Authority Secretary Khawaja Maqbool Mustafa conducted a surprise traffic check on various public service vehicles’ routes including route numbers 105, 121, 124...
In Karachi, 16,562 more vehicles hit the roads each month
Being Pakistan’s largest city and its financial and manufacturing capital, Karachi is also the transport hub of the country.
The total length of road network...
Students’ protest clogs traffic
Traffic remained jammed in Lytton Road and no adjacent roads due to protest of students of Government Girls College of Technology, Lytton Road. The...
Traffic congestion on Liaqat Road a headache for commuters
Motorists have to face problems because of the congestion on Liaqat Road, caused by encroachment and illegal parking along both sides of the road....
Let’s control the Canal Road mess!
Lahore Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Captain (r) Mobin, in order to ensure smooth traffic flow, on Friday ordered deployment of additional wardens at Canal...
Encroachments in Potohar Town obstruct traffic
Encroachments are on the rise in Potohar town as the shopkeepers and vendors have occupied most of the footpaths and open spaces in the...
Solving traffic woes… the Malaysian way
The Malaysian model of urban development can prove effective for Karachi and the traffic problems in the metropolis can be resolved by utilising the...
CDGL pitches plan to redo city traffic management
The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) is all set to launch a mega traffic management plan in the city by upgrading the road network....
In the middle of the road
One of the traffic problems we face on daily basis is people stopping right in the middle of a crossing and arguing over who...
Traffic jam keeps many trapped for hours
Multiple factors caused a massive traffic jam in southern Lahore in Samanabad, Yateem Khana, Gulshan Ravi, Multan Road, Sanda, Nawankot and Shera Kot on...
Traffic cops at petrol pumps won’t bug you
The city’s traffic police, in collaboration with the Sindh Home Department, will launch a ‘motorcycle helmet-wearing campaign’ from November 18, an official associated with...
Cattle market’s shifting affects traffic flow
Traffic flow on the national highway has been adversely affected after shifting of the cattle market at Shahpur Kanjran adjacent to Main Lahore-Multan Road...
Rail traffic grinds to a halt
Chaos hit Pakistan Railways on Monday as workers who have not been paid for months held protests across the country, staging wheel-jam strikes at...
Traffic warden suspended for misbehaving
Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ahmed Raza Tahir on Sunday suspended Traffic Warden Shabir Ahmed for misbehaving to Sargodha PAF College Principal Dr...
