MUZAFFARABAD: (Fawad Sadiq Abbasi) Traffic Police in its city have initiated a number plate crackdown on vehicles and motorcycles in the city citing the reasons of insecurity and breaking of the traffic laws.
In the process, traffic police issued challans to tens of motorcycle and vehicle, and some of them were arrested due to the lack of compliance. According to the officials, the campaign will enhance road safety and internet road law enforcement and prevent illegal vehicle movement in the city.
The traffic police authorities indicate that cars with unregistered plates are very dangerous in terms of security and make it hard to monitor suspicious activities by the law enforcement bodies. Strict legal measures are still being taken against the offenders of the current traffic laws by the police.
According to the law, number plates are compulsory. Unregistered vehicles pose a security risk and pose a higher chance of committing crime, a spokesperson of traffic police said. The citizens have been encouraged to fully install official number plates on their motorcycles and cars to prevent being punished.
The residents embraced the initiative terming it as the good move towards returning sanity in the roads. According to many citizens, the crackdown would aid in traffic flow and ensure that accidents are reduced and police are involved in crime prevention activities.
The police officials of the traffic department indicated that the operation would go on in the coming days and encouraged the masses to be cooperative with the law enforcers by complying with the rules and regulations of traffic as well as ensuring their vehicles are duly documented.
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