KARACHI:

The Sindh government has introduced strict fines and demerit points for traffic violations to make roads safer. Overspeeding, signal jumping, wrong-way driving, overloading, and driving without a license will now face tough penalties.

Overspeeding: Rs5,000 for motorcycles, Rs15,000 for cars, Rs20,000 for heavy vehicles + 8 demerit points

Driving without a license: Up to Rs50,000 + 6 points

Reckless driving: Rs25,000 + 8 points

Other violations: One-wheeling, riding without a helmet, tinted windows, wrong-lane driving, carrying passengers on rooftops

Senior Sindh Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, stressed that these measures are not aimed at collecting revenue but at saving lives and ensuring road safety.

“Traffic offenses such as si

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