Overview
- Vehicles receiving repeated traffic challans will be impounded and auctioned, with government fleets also liable for fines under the updated law.
- A 30-day deadline has been set to eliminate one-way violations as authorities remodel U-turns, require parking at marriage halls and pledge immediate compensation for fatal crash victims.
- Motorcycle rickshaws are now barred from Lahore’s Mall Road, Jail Road, Canal Road, Main Gulberg and Ferozepur Road to improve safety and traffic flow.
- A province-wide drive targets underage driving and rooftop passengers, with vehicle owners facing up to six months’ imprisonment and higher penalties under an ordinance signed by the governor.
- Separately, Punjab approved an immediate ban on manufacturing petrol Qingqi rickshaws, a phased halt to petrol motorcycle production and EV/hybrid-only government procurement, alongside a smog war room, 41 air-quality sensors and 300,000 vehicle emission tests to date.