peshawar   -  In order to resolve traffic-related issues on permanent basis and ensure smooth flow of vehicular traffic in the provincial capital, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Tuesday decided to constitute a committee headed by Provincial Minister Taimur Jhagra to devise a comprehensive and workable plan of action within 15 days to this end in consultation with all relevant stakeholders.  

Special Assistant to KP CM Kamran Bangash, Commissioner Peshawar, Traffic Police Chief and all other concerned stakeholders will be part of the committee.  The plan will consist of long-term and short-term measures which would help ensure smooth flow of traffic in the city.  

The decision was taken in a meeting regarding traffic management in Peshawar with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair. The meeting was attended by provincial cabinet members Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Kamran Bangash, concerned administrative secretaries, Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Peshawar, Director General PDA, CCPO Peshawar, Chief Traffic Police Peshawar, and other concerned quarters. 

A number of factors causing traffic congestions in the city were identified in the meeting and various options/measures were discussed threadbare to address those factors on long lasting basis. It was pointed out in the meeting that besides other factors, plazas without proper parking arrangements in commercial areas and bottle necks on certain points of roads in the city were the main causes impeding the smooth flow of vehicular traffic.  

The Chief Minister, stressing the need of awareness campaign regarding implementation of traffic rules, directed the quarters concerned to launch a mass scale awareness campaign for one month regarding the use of helmet and seat belts with special focus on measures to prevent the reckless use of motor bikes by minors and un-licensed riders further directing them to take actions against the violators.