CTP issued 17,711 challan tickets in June.

RAWALPINDI -- The City Traffic Police (CTP) issued 17,711 fine tickets to traffic rules' violators and collected an amount of Rs 5,641,850 as fine during June, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO), Syed Ali Akbar said on Tuesday.

A grand operation was carried out against underage drivers, driving without licenses, plying vehicles with tainted glasses or without number plates, using mobile phones while driving and other violation of traffic laws.

The incharge challan Branch told that 10,812 were issued challan tickets to the motorists for not following Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) of COVID-19 while 2068 motorcyclists were issued challan tickets for not wearing helmet. Similarly, 138 vehicles were issued challan tickets due to parked vehicles wrongly. Some 294 were issued challan tickets for using mobile phone during driving.

The CTP issued 930...