In an action against the motorists driving their cars at a speed exceeding 150 kilometers per hour on all sections of the motorway, the Motorway Police (MP) have so far made one arrest besides registering 20 cases. According to the spokesman for the MP Syed Imran Ahmad, four cases were registered against drivers on the section of the motorway connecting Lahore to Sialkot (M-11), six cases were registered on M-2, which connects Lahore to Islamabad, one case was registered on M-3 that connects Lahore to Multan, and nine FIRs were registered on M-4 and M-5. 

The spokesman has said that making journey on motorways safe is a priority for the MP.   Five days ago, the MP registered the first-ever FIR and arrested the driver for driving at a speed of 173 kilometers per hour. The incident occurred near Multan on the M-4 motorway, where the vehicle was caught exceeding the legal speed limit, according to motorway police spokesperson Syed Imran Ahmed. 

The driver, identified as Rahim Khan, was booked under negligence and speeding charges at Budhla Sant police station in Multan. He was later handed over to local police.Earlier, the MP spokesperson had stated that vehicles exceeding 150 km/h on the motorway would be immediately stopped, with fines imposed and FIRs registered against violators. The speed limit on three-lane motorways is 120 km/h for cars, while public service vehicles are restricted to 110 km/h.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)