Our Correspondent
Karachi: Inspector General of Police Sindh Javed Alam Odho chaired a high-level review meeting on traffic management, TRACS and the e-challan system, during which it was decided to launch e-ticketing through smartphones on a pilot basis at selected traffic sections.
The meeting was held at the Central Police Office (CPO), Karachi, and focused on the current performance, expansion, public facilitation and reform measures related to traffic policing and digital enforcement systems.
During the meeting, DIG Traffic Karachi, along with the DG Safe City, gave a detailed briefing on the operational status of the system. The DIG Traffic informed the participants that more than 288,000 tickets have been generated so far under the TRACS system.
According to the briefing, 52 percent of the tickets have already been delivered to citizens, while 48 percent are currently in the delivery process. The reasons for delivery delays include refusal to receive tickets, change of address, incomplete addresses and other related issues. Authorities have now initiated re-delivery of all pending tickets.
The DIG Traffic further shared that 71 percent of the delivered tickets have been paid by citizens, while 59 percent of tickets were later waived. In terms of public complaints, 7,681 complaints regarding e-challans have been received, of which 81 percent have been resolved, while 19 percent remain under process. Official data shows that only 3 percent of citizens have formally challenged their e-challans.
It was also revealed that since the launch of the faceless e-ticketing system on October 27, 2025, 12,000 vehicles have been blacklisted. Under the TRACS system, vehicles have been blacklisted for reasons including non-transfer of ownership, fake number plates, incomplete number plates, stolen vehicles, mismatched records and other violations.
Addressing the meeting, IGP Sindh Javed Alam Odho emphasized that the use of technology is essential for modern policing, adding that extraordinary measures must be taken to make policing more efficient, transparent and citizen-friendly in line with contemporary requirements.
Meanwhile, the meeting also approved a decision by the Karachi Traffic Police to impose a fine of Rs100,000 on heavy vehicles operating without trackers, as part of stricter enforcement measures.
