400 patrolling traffic police do not perform their duties in Karachi

Karachi traffic police chief Iqbal Dara learned that 400 traffic police officers with official motorcycles did not patrol diligently

Responsibilities.

In an interview with The News on Monday, DIG Dara said that they had never seen these traffic police officers patrol the roads assigned to them; instead, people saw them busy in areas and streets not covered by their beats. activity”.

He said these traffic policemen ignored their official duties and participated in very unpopular behavior. He added that these police supervisors have the same responsibility for this situation, because they did not provide their subordinates with the guidelines that they should have to make them work hard to perform their official duties.

DIG Dara announced a set of guidelines for those who made mistakes to help them properly perform their patrol duties at a specified pace. All relevant DSPs will now reorganize the beats of the patrols in their respective districts in the city.

Patrol officers are now responsible for handling illegal parking, illegal rickshaws, traffic accidents and violations of traffic rules, especially one-way traffic routes. Patrol personnel will update the traffic situation to the relevant bases every hour. They were also told to write down their daily duties in the official diary and update their senior officials in a timely manner.

If these patrolling police officers are found to be absent or involved in unauthorized acts, the supervisory officer will be held accountable. Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that the official motorcycles of their subordinate patrol officers are in the best condition and formulate a weekly inspection system for this purpose.

Patrol officers have been told to ensure that the different gadgets installed on their motorcycles should not be removed, and similarly should not deliberately conceal the true official identity of these two-wheelers.

Dara said that from now on, traffic supervisors will check their conditions on the road through video calls and will release their live videos. He added that citizens are also encouraged to photograph traffic policemen who are found to be involved in corrupt acts.