Punjab Highway Patrol released the first quarterly performance report 2023 this year.
Across the province, PHP provided assistance and guidance to 6,223 travelers facing difficulties while traveling on the highways.
120 missing children were reunited with their parents, first aid was provided to 467 victims in various accidents.
1968 criminals including 46 A category, 837 B category and 1085 court absconders were arrested through e-police app.
15 Kalashnikovs, 23 rifles, 20 guns and 217 pistols were recovered by registering 287 cases for possession and display of illegal weapons.
383 cases of drug trafficking were registered, 101 kg charas, 2 kg heroin, 13 kg opium and 4454 liters of alcohol were recovered from possession of the accused.
PHP registered a total of 3348 cases for violations of various laws, 868 temporary and permanent encroachments were removed.
2678 cases were registered for violation of high speed, non-pattern and bogus number plate, installation of blue light, sound act and other traffic rules.
PHP teams under the supervision of Additional IG Punjab Highway Patrol Abdul Kareem are working day and night to protect the life and property of people on the roads and to enforce traffic rules. Additional IGP PHP said that the PHP teams are performing their duties more diligently to prevent accidents on the highways, legal action is being taken against those guilty of violating laws including over speeding, illegal number plates. He said that priority measures are being taken to prevent highway crime while at the same time, lectures are being conducted in educational institutions and other public places for awareness of road safety and traffic laws.
According to the details, PHP has released the first quarterly report, performance report 2023, according to which, during the first three months of this year, PHP provided various types of assistance to 6223 commuters suffering from travel difficulties and First Aid was provided to 467 people injured in various accidents. Similarly, 120 missing children were reunited with their parents. Punjab Highway Patrol arrested 1968 criminals including 46 category A, 837 category B and 1085 court absconders through e-police app. A total of 3348 cases have been registered, in which 2678 cases have been registered for speeding on highways, installation of green number plate and blue light, violation of sound act, installation of bogus number plate and violation of other traffic laws. 15 Kalashnikovs, 23 rifles, 20 guns and 217 pistols were recovered by registering 287 cases for possession and display of illegal weapons. After registering 383 cases of drug trafficking, 101 kg of charas, 2 kg of heroin, more than 13 kg of opium and 4454 liters of alcohol were recovered from possession of accused. Moreover, 868 temporary and permanent encroachments were dismantled by taking action against illegal encroachments to maintain the flow of traffic on the roads. Additional IGP PHP Abdul Kareem directed officers and personnel to perform their duties with more diligence and said that the protection of life and property of the people and selfless service is the motto of PHP under which concrete steps should be taken for safety of human lives.
(Handout No.142)
Nayab Haider
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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