DIG defends penalties as life-saving deterrent, while people demand road repairs
As Karachi's new AI-based e-challan system sparks public outrage over steep penalties, city traffic authorities are defending the move as a necessary deterrent to restore order on chaotic roads while citizens say authorities should fix the city's crumbling infrastructure before penalising drivers.
Heavy traffic fines in Karachi are designed to deter violations, not match people's affordability, said DIG Traffic Peer Muhammad Shah on Monday, emphasising that breaking traffic rules "is not a basic necessity that one must repeat again and again."
Speaking at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), the DIG said Karachi's traffic crisis s
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