DIG traffic told to impound unregistered imported vehicles

Karachi
The DIG Traffic was directed to impound unregistered vehicles as well as those with foreign registrations and not release them until they were registered in accordance with the law, observed the Supreme Court (SC), on Friday while hearing a petition regarding traffic jams and other civic issues related to DHA.
Director General Excise and Taxation Department Shabbir Ahmed, while commenting over the number of unregistered vehicles plying the roads, submitted the excise and taxation laws do not contain any clauses dealing with non-registration of either imported vehicles or those manufactured locally as they come in contact with the buyers and sellers through the Customs Department and not the excise and taxation department. A two-member bench head by Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany ordered DIG Traffic to impound vehicles not registered in accordance with local laws and issued notice to the collector at the city’s customs department.
The director excise and taxation was also ordered to send his personnel to concerned police stations to assist them in getting registrations done.

Poor traffic management
Sindh Inspector General Police Ghulam Hyder Jamali, having been summoned on the previous court hearing over poor traffic management system, informed the court that a letter demanding an increase in strength of the traffic police force, from 3,827 to 6,000, was written to the provincial government by him; however, the police department was still awaiting a response. The court issued notices to secretaries’ home and finance to appraise the court regarding the outcome of IG’s letter.

Installation of traffic lights
Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) Chief Executive Officer Shahrome Khattak filed a statement regarding import of the proposed traffic lights from Austria. The CEO also claimed that traffic signals already installed in the area shall be properly maintained.
He also informed the court that the CBC in conjunction with other civic agencies would construct 10 coast guard watch towers at the Seaview and employ 40 life guards.

Development projects
With respect to the completion of an underpass at the Korangi road, DHA’s secretary Brig (retd) Inam Karim submitted the K-Electric (KE) had demanded a huge sum of money for shifting a high tension pole and also acquiring land for the purpose of building the underpass.