Islamabad, May 26, 2025: City Traffic Police (CTP) revealed in a shocking report that 3,896 official vehicles used by senior government officials from 73 different departments have been caught violating traffic laws in Lahore, with the majority of them committing multiple violations.
These vehicles are being used by top-ranking officers including the Inspector General of Police, Lahore Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and Director Generals of various federal and provincial departments.
Key Departments with Violations
- Punjab Police – 496 vehicles
- Services & General Administration Department (S&GAD) – 358 vehicles
- Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) – 328 vehicles
- WAPDA – 300 vehicles
- Livestock & Dairy Department – 184 vehicles
- PTCL – 181 vehicles
- Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) – 130 vehicles
- Irrigation Department – 122 vehicles
- Punjab Food Authority (PFA) – 117 vehicles
- Deputy Commissioner’s Office – 107 vehicles
- National Highways Authority – 104 vehicles
- Lahore Cantonment Board – 102 vehicles
- Agriculture Department – 99 vehicles
- Lahore Development Authority (LDA) – 89 vehicles
- Pakistan Railways – 76 vehicles
- Punjab Revenue Authority – 69 vehicles
- Punjab Health Department – 68 vehicles
- Punjab Horticulture Authority – 61 vehicles
- Punjab Home Department – 42 vehicles
- Ring Road Authority – 41 vehicles
- Punjab Board of Revenue – 40 vehicles
- Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission – 37 vehicles
- Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) – 31 vehicles
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Among the most frequent offenders was a police vehicle (LRZ 6076) linked to a Senior Police officer, recorded with 107 traffic violations and outstanding fines totaling Rs. 50,300. Other notable repeat offenders include a vehicle used by the Director General of Agriculture with 83 violations, and one belonging to the Additional Chief Secretary Punjab with 47 violations.
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Lahore Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Athar Waheed has brought the matter to the notice of Chief Secretary Zahid Akthar Zaman and IGP Dr Usman Anwar. He has requested the both higher officers of the province to intervene to stop violations being committed by those running the province.
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