Overview
- At the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, DIG Peer Muhammad Shah outlined a new Karachi Traffic Management Company and a plan for about 400 adaptive signals, with each estimated to cost Rs7.5–9 million.
- He credited AI e-challans and camera monitoring with cutting monthly accidents from 96 to 46 and reducing daily fatalities from three to two, with a stated goal of one per day.
- Dumpers and other heavy vehicles are required to carry GPS trackers, with Rs100,000 fines and FIRs for non-compliance, and number-plate tampering will lead to arrests and blacklisting across databases.
- Motorcycles will be routed into dedicated lanes on Shahrah-e-Faisal starting in December to improve safety and traffic flow.
- Public pushback has intensified over high fines that residents say exceed local means, with comparisons showing a heavier burden than Dubai relative to incomes, though first-time offenders can get a one-time waiver at 11 Sahulat centres.