KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the top officials of the Sindh province to submit a report regarding registration of First Information Report (FIRs) against one-way traffic violators till March 10.
A SHC bench heard a petition against the registration of cases over a one-way traffic violation. The petitioner’s counsel said that around 2100 citizens were booked in cases over violating a one-way traffic rule.
The court made the top officials of the Sindh government including the chief secretary, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, home secretary and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) traffic respondents in the case.
The court directed officials to submit a written reply in the case by March 10.
It may be noted that on 15 January, Karachi Police Chief, Ghulam Nabi Memon announced to launch a crackdown against one-way traffic violators and warned to register FIRs against them.