Tag: SSP Traffic

  • Islamabad Traffic Police organises internship programme for university students

    Islamabad Traffic Police organises internship programme for university students

    15 students from the 14th batch of the Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST) participated in the internship programme that the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) organised on the directives of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP).

    According to the SP Traffic, during the internship programme, students will be introduced to the various departments and functions, as well as the work related to capital police, including a technical overview, radio production, on-air training and broadcasting, road safety workshops and seminars, licencing overview, on-field operations, awareness, and training related to education.

    Dr Syed Mustafa Tanweer, SSP Traffic, stated that Islamabad Capital Police has always regarded students as the most important group and that ITP fully believes that students play a crucial part in the development of any nation.

    He said that the goal of this internship programme was to advance community policing.

    According to the SP Traffic, during the internship programme, students will be introduced to the various departments and functions, as well as the work related to capital police, including a technical overview, radio production, on-air training and broadcasting, road safety workshops and seminars, licencing overview, on-field operations, awareness, and training related to education.

    Dr Syed Mustafa Tanweer, SSP Traffic, stated that Islamabad Capital Police has always regarded students as the most important group and that ITP fully believes that students play a crucial part in the development of any nation.

    According to him, the goal of this internship programme was to advance community policing.

  • Islamabad Traffic Police to suspend driving licenses of habitual offenders

    With the aim of maintaining traffic discipline and a safe road environment in the city, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has made the decision to suspend the driving licenses of habitual offenders of traffic rules.

    Syed Mustafa Tanveer, Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic), said the ITP has put in place a system to hold those who break traffic rules accountable. He stated that digital challan records would be reviewed on a regular basis, and that those whose licenses had been revoked for repeated violations of traffic laws would have their license suspended.

    He has also instructed the Zonal DSPs to maintain traffic discipline in the city and prosecute violators sternly.

    In its first step, ITP examined the digital challan log and identified 17 people who had been involved in multiple violations under sections 15 and 16 of the Motor Vehicle Ordinance. Six of the 17 violators have been ordered to attend traffic rules and road safety classes for five days, while the driving licenses of 11 others have been suspended.

    He stated that violators of traffic rules will face severe consequences, and that road users will be held accountable in order to protect the lives of others.

    SSP Traffic warned that violators would be supervised on a routine basis and that there would be no tolerance for traffic violations.

  • Islamabad Traffic Police issues more than 28,000 challans to careless drivers

    During the last three months, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) handed 28,224 fine tickets to motorists who were negligent on the roads.

    As per Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Traffic, Rai Mazhar Iqbal, special squads have been formed on the directives of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad, Muhammad Ahsan Younas to deal with reckless drivers who endanger the lives of road users.

    He also instructed the officials that road users should be treated with respect.

    SSP Iqbal stated that all city personnel have been urged to take stern action against such offenders and to assure that the city’s roads are secure.

    Furthermore, he revealed that the ITP education wing has been directed to ensure renewed efforts in a bid to raise public awareness regarding traffic rules.

    Several students have joined ITP as traffic volunteers, therefore he directed ITP’s teams to visit educational institutions to build traffic sense among more students.

    According to the SSP Traffic, the goal of conducting action against irresponsible drivers is to safeguard their personal safety as well as the safety of others.