said keeping this situation in view, it was imperative to set up traffic police stations similar to the K-Electric, KDA, mines and minerals and anti-encroachment police stations.
“The staff posted at these police stations is specialised in their fields and producing good results in comparison with the cops at regular police stations.”
Similarly, Shaikh said, the traffic police were more skilled when it came to dealing with road accidents caused by rash and negligent driving or other reasons e.g. deteriorated roads, engineering defects, weather problems, vehicle condition etc and could thoroughly investigate and prosecute these cases for the speedy conviction of the accused.
The DIG said the strength of each of the proposed police stations would be a DSP, a prosecuting inspector, an inspector, six sub-inspectors, an ASI, four head constables and 10 constables.
He added that each police station would also need three pick-up vans, seven motorcycles and an ambulance that could rush to the scene of an accident as well as sub-machine guns to tackle law and order situations.
Besides, he said, computers, printers, UPS, digital cameras, TV, landline phones and investigation kits would also be required.
The official said it had been proposed that the FIRs the traffic police stations would lodge would include charges under sections 320, 322, 337-G of the Pakistan Penal Code (fatal/ non-fatal accidents), section 279 of the Pakistan Penal Code (rash and negligent driving at public places) and sections 420/468/469/471/472/473/474 of Pakistan Penal Code (forged documents of vehicles.
Other sections include Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code (disobeying time restriction by drivers of heavy vehicles under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code), Section 186 of the Pakistan Penal Code (resisting or obstructing a public servant in the due execution of duty) and Section 341 of the Pakistan Penal Code (parking mafia and others who obstruct traffic).