mistake on part of anyone.
The way representatives of past governments used to move with heavy contingents of police squads, in the same spirit, the ministers and high-ups move on roads now, sometimes blocking roads for public.
Not only police officials of squads but also high officials sitting in squads show inhumane attitude and do not tolerate any interception from slow-moving vehicle on their way or for coming in line of their squads.
A few days ago, one of the bigwigs of the Interior Ministry, during his movement with the police squad, ordered traffic police officials deployed at Faizabad on Islamabad Expressway to issue a ticket to a car driver for coming in the road line ahead of the car of the squad and causing interception in the squad’s speed for a few seconds, on which, the official stopped the vehicle and ordered traffic
police officials not only to issue a ticket but also to teach a lesson to the driver of the car. The traffic police personnel have to issue a ticket to the driver of the old car for the 'offence' he never committed.
A high official of the Islamabad Police, requesting not to be named, said that the training of Islamabad Police is being conducted with the sole objective to facilitate public and all police officials are asked to be public-friendly during performance of their responsibilities. However, police have to adopt strict attitude during squad duties due to security concerns of high-ups.
The police officials deputed at chowks and check points-pickets have to clear lanes for VIPs and never bother to instruct drivers to create way for ambulances and fire-brigades entangled in traffic jam. The insensitivity on part of police officials for not allowing ambulances
and fire-brigades to pass speedily hints at the fact that their only objective is to facilitate high-ups and create ease for them.
The officials on receiving a call from the control room for arrival of high-ups get vacated the lane and behave with drivers rudely, sometimes even abusing them for not obeying their orders and instructions to get aside their vehicles.
A senior official of the ICT Traffic Police, requesting not to be named, said that they received instructions specifically to get vacated lanes for high-ups and in case of any laziness and massive traffic, they have to face music from these officials and even from their control room for not vacating the lanes for speedy movement of the high-ups.