Police launch campaign against road users involved in wrong parking.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad Capital Police have launched a campaign against road users involved in parking their vehicles wrongly and creating problems in smooth flow of traffic by occupying footpath areas, informed a police spokesman on Saturday.

Following the directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, the Islamabad police have launched a campaign and Chief Traffic Officer Islamabad is monitoring this whole campaign by himself. The CTO Islamabad has directed all zonal DSPs to ensure implementation of traffic laws and to take action against those involved in creating problems for traffic discipline in the city.

The CTO Islamabad said that it is the right of pedestrians to use footpaths and no parking would be allowed there. He said that vehicles should be parked at lots specified at shopping centers while awareness campaigns should be launched to educate citizens. During the first phase of the campaign, action was taken against showroom and shopping mall administrators in various areas of the...