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Karachi Imposes 24-Hour Ban on Dumpers and Tankers Without Trackers After Fatal Crash

The crackdown mandates registered GPS access to deter deadly heavy-vehicle violations.

Overview

  • An early-morning collision near Razzaqabad by Port Qasim Chowrangi killed a rickshaw driver and injured others, with damage reported to a van and a shop.
  • Police said the dumper lacked a tracker and a valid fitness certificate, and the absence of tracking hindered monitoring.
  • Traffic Police ordered a citywide halt for 24 hours on dumpers and water tankers unless fitted with trackers registered with authorities, with noncompliant vehicles to be seized.
  • Owner Sher Zada received a Rs100,000 TRCS e-challan described as the heaviest to date and was named in the FIR, with the amount reducible by half if paid within 14 days.
  • The driver’s licence was suspended for three months, and officials directed coordination with TRA/IT teams to verify tracker compliance during inspections.