By Mujeeb Rahman Qambrani
MEHAR: Following public complaints about overloaded trucks, tractor-trolleys and other vehicles carrying straw and goods on the Indus Highway between Mehar, Dadu and other cities, Dadu police and traffic police launched a crackdown, officials said.
According to a statement issued by SSP Dadu, retired Captain Saddam Hussain Khaskheli, police took action against overloaded and unsafe cargo vehicles to ensure enforcement of traffic laws.
During operations on the highway, traffic police challaned 10 overloaded vehicles and imposed fines of Rs 50,000 on each, with a total of Rs 500,000 deposited into the national treasury.
SSP Khaskheli said Dadu police would continue such measures to uphold the rule of law and protect public life and property.
The statement further noted that following enforcement action on the Indus Highway, people involved in overloading, particularly traders in the straw business, had begun adopting modern methods.
