As many as 68 police mobiles’ drivers have been e-challaned in Karachi during the last 13 days as e-challans continue to be issued to people in the port city over the violation of traffic rules, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
According to the traffic police officials, e-challans were issued to the drivers of police mobiles for not wearing seatbelts and using cellphones while driving.
Three days ago, JI Karachi chief Munam Zafar and others filed a petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC), challenging the e-challan system introduced by the PPP government.
According to the petition filed by Advocate Usman Farooq, traffic fines are issued through an automated system based on surveillance cameras and artificial intelligence, which sends e-challans to vehicle owners regardless of who was driving at the time of the violation.
The petition claimed that the e-challan system had been enforced without improving road infrastructure, ownership verification of vehicles, or installation of proper road signs.
He contended that increasing fines by up to a thousand times, suspending driving licenses, or blocking national identity cards were unlawful measures.
The petition further stated that many vehicles in Karachi and across Sindh are being driven on open letters, while the excise department’s records still list previous owners.
