Jahil Traffic Police wala of Karachi

January 7th, 2009 by Kashif Aziz ( 2,317 Views )

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Traffic Police in Karachi

Traffic Police officer stopping a tanker in middle of road at Nazimabad, Karachi. Oblivious of traffic jam he has caused, the Jahil Police wala goes on with minting money.

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6 Responses to “Jahil Traffic Police wala of Karachi”

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Lt. General Ayub Khan
February 5th, 2009 11:23 GMT
this has nothing to do with minting money…..

Karachi is a huge and important city……there MUST be random checks of dumper and tanker trucks.

Are u forgetting that just a few months ago, a dumper packed with 800 kg of high-intensity explosives rocked Islamabad Marriott towards the end of Ramzan (during iftaar).

but in this case, it would have made sense to pull the truck over to the SIDE of the road, rather than stopping right in the middle. Karachi traffic is already enough of a disaster.
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Kashif Aziz
February 5th, 2009 13:35 GMT
Agreed. If it is a random checking, the traffic policeman should take the tanker aside inside of blocking the traffic. However, it is not. And in Karachi one can see scores of similar incidents where traffic policewalas intercept bikes at every signal and nick 10, 20, 50 rupees from them. Pillion riding (double sawari) is banned since November 2008 which has allowed more earning opportunities to tullas rather than making any impact on street crime reduction.
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Lt. General Ayub Khan
February 5th, 2009 14:37 GMT
brother Kashif —i agree —they should be pulled to the side of the road…but i am 100% for random checks of lorries –because there are people who want to harm citizens and i wont accept that. We are in a pseudo war right now, as many of you are aware. Marriott attack could have/should have been avoided. We cannot allow it to ever happen again –even if we have to become a police-state.

laikin concept honay chayai. You dont stop a truck in the middle of the Goddam road! Otherwise it just exacerbates an already bad traffic situation.

Pillion riding was banned due to mobile-snatchers and drive-by shootings. It causes hard-ship, but in short run it has worked a little bit. CG-125 is a quick little bike and the dakoo log have made a simple transport tool into an accomplice for crime.

rather than artificial solutions —we should just spend more on training police intelligence and the police themselves (including traffic police). I propose more undercover non-uniformed cops who are paid to roam the streets and keep things in check (especially Lyari area).

fines should be introduced –as they make good revenue and also teach people to behave themselves when they drive. It is bad though if the money just goes into one man’s pocket. That is haram and unacceptable (if and when it happens)

we need to pull ourselves together…..
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Kashif Aziz
February 5th, 2009 15:59 GMT
Lets be realistic. There are 1 million bikes on the roads in Karachi, means ban on pillion riding has at least effected 500,000 people who now have to take public transport, which is already in shambles. Has the Traffic Police, CDGK, Provincial Govt thought about that?

Also, the ban is implemented since November. Can they prove significant decrease in street crimes after that? I bet not. In fact inverse of this has happened. On one hand street crimes are increasing and on the other bikewalas are getting harassed by police and rangers.
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Lt. General Ayub Khan
February 5th, 2009 16:46 GMT
It could be a blessing in disguise….i hope more people start using the public transporation system.

Look at the bhindians across the border — they have no problem having only 4 pieces of clothing and taking public transport (must be due to their more socialist mentality)

whereas in Pakistan we have this mentality k having a Corolla or Land Cruiser or new bike (depending on wealth) is a show of status.

Pakistanis need to do some mandatory military service and toughen up a little bit –and the damn ‘’government'’ needs to do more to provide better public services. Massive overhaul from ground-up is needed.

=-) Maybe this is what the Mullahs should be preaching rather than hatred.

I fully agree with you by the way — but the police job isnt too market or advertise forms of transporation. Their job is to enforce the laws and regulations of Pakistan. It is the politicians, NGOs and the media that should promote public transport.

I was so amazed when I went to Turkey. People –regardless of wealth –use the public transport —coaster buses, mini-wagon, ferry-boats (especially in crowded Istanbul) and trams.

We need to learn from the Turks. All the revenues from these services are used efficiently to invest BACK into the system, keep things spotless clean and in good running order.

i wont bother talking about taxes and appreciating the importance of them —because too many people find sneaky ways to avoid them where we come from. Alas.

sorry i went off on a tangent here, but i have too much to say about this.

kind regards.
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Lt. General Ayub Khan
February 5th, 2009 16:59 GMT
and to answer your question — the ban on pillion riding has not had a conclusive impact on lowering crime….

for some reason, it is a heavily armed city….its quite embarassing that political unrest means young guys on the street firing their glock-17s and MP5s at their opponents (such as the judiciary-related violence of 2007)

so the gun laws need to be enforced…

and police need to be evenly dispersed….a fire cracker goes off in Clifton and u can be damn sure that 4-5 squad cars with heavily armed military police will arrive to stabilize the situation effectively.

but there needs to be more police presence in the ‘’red areas'’ such as Lyari and other districts that have been prone to street crime.

and for Gods sakes we need to continue training our police forces and invest more in police intelligence.

Mustafa Kamal has done amazing things for Karachi. He should address this issue sooner than later. The good news is that CCTV security cameras are being installed throughout Karachi –such as what the britishers have done in london.

stability in Karachi is extremely important!!!!

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