KARACHI: Responding to public criticism over the high amount of traffic fines imposed under the newly introduced e-ticketing system, the Sindh government on Friday constituted a provincial assembly committee to review the penalties and related complaints.
The decision was announced by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, who also holds the home affairs portfolio, while addressing the Sindh Assembly during a sparsely attended session. He said an eight-member house committee comprising both treasury and opposition lawmakers had been formed to examine the fine structure and the overall implementation of the e-challan system.
Mr Lanjar said that if the committee concluded that revisions were necessary, the government would bring amendments accordingly. “Public convenience and justice remain the government’s top priorities,” he told the house, adding that the purpose of the e-challan system was not revenue generation but the promotion of traffic discipline and awareness.
The committee, headed by the home minister, includes four members from the Pakistan Peoples Party, three from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and one from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council. Opposition Leader Ali Khurshidi, MQM-P lawmakers Taha Ahmed and Iftikhar Alam, SIC’s Shabbir Qureshi, and PPP members Asif Khan, Sadia Javed and Farooq Awan are part of the panel. Its maiden meeting is scheduled for December 15.
Mr Lanjar said the committee would review traffic fines, public complaints and the transparency of the system, assuring legislators that all stakeholders would be consulted. He added that the e-challan system was being introduced in phases in Hyderabad and other districts as part of efforts to modernise traffic management across the province.
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During the session, several call-attention notices were also taken up. Responding to a notice regarding inadequate transport facilities at public universities, University and Board Minister Ismail Rahoo said Karachi University had only 54 point buses for over 39,000 students, while Sindh University had 50 buses for more than 25,000 students. He said universities were autonomous institutions and responsible for deciding how to utilise government grants, noting that Rs41 billion had been allocated to universities this year, including Rs3.9bn for Karachi University.
“If a revision in fine amounts is deemed necessary, the government will bring an amendment accordingly, as the public convenience and justice remain the government’s top priorities,” the Sindh law minister said.https://t.co/unezYVsVS6
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On another notice concerning illegal water connections, Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government Qasim Siraj Soomro said the issue would be discussed with the district administration at a meeting next week.
Separately, PPP’s Ghulam Qadir Chandio raised concerns over alleged night raids by the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company with Rangers to recover dues. Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah said a house committee had already been formed on the issue and directed it to convene a meeting next week.
The house was later adjourned to Monday.
