ISLAMABAD - Following the directions of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younus, Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has formulated a traffic plan for New Year night, informed a police spokesman on Tuesday.
A decision has been taken to take stern action against one wheelers, motorcyclists with heavy silencers, and those involved in rash driving, racing and obstructing the flow of traffic. In this regard, 367 officers and jawans including, four DSPs and 18 inspectors of Islamabad Traffic Police will be on special duty to ensure the smooth flow of traffic on new year eve.
SSP Traffic Rai Mazhar Iqbal said that to ensure the smooth flow of traffic and provision of an integrated traffic system to the citizens a task has been given to Islamabad Traffic Police special enforcement squads to patrol the main highways, streets and squares of Islamabad in addition to set special roadblocks to take stern action against one wheelers, motorcyclists with heavy silencers, involved in racing and rash driving, and obstructing the flow of traffic.
SSP Traffic Rai Mazhar Iqbal has appealed to the citizens not to allow their children to use one wheeled motorbikes so as to ensure protection of life and property of the citizens on the occasion of new year night.
SSP Traffic also appealed to all road users to cooperate with Islamabad Traffic Police to ensure lane discipline on the road so that accidentsW can be reduced as much as possible.