BAP leader calls for proper mechanism to control road accidents.

QUETTA -- Senior Leader of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), Mir Ramen Mohammad Hasni on Monday urged the government to formulate a proper mechanism to control the increasing rate of road accidents in Balochistan.

Talking to reporter, he said that the dilapidated and narrow single-lane highways were one of the major causes of vehicle collisions.

With increasing traffic especially on Quetta-Karachi and Quetta-Zhob highways, traffic accidents on the highways in Balochistan were getting worse with every passing day, he added.

'It has been six months since seven bridges on national highways washed away but not a single one has been restored,' he added.

He said besides the upgradation and widening of highways in the province the fitness of the vehicles plying on the roads should also be checked and monitored on regular basis.

The authority concerned should launch a series of awareness campaigns across the province to sensitize the commuters regarding safe driving, he added.

Ramen said the government, along with NHA, must take...