Panel to assess fines, enforcement, transparency amid public complaints on traffic challenges
The Sindh government has constituted a high-level committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the e-challan system introduced in Karachi by 2025, officials said on Friday.
Home, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Prosecution Department Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar has been appointed as the chairman of the committee, which also includes Leader of the Opposition Ali Khursheedi and several members of the Sindh Assembly.
Senior government officials, including the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), the Law Secretary and the Additional Inspector General of Police (Karachi), have been appointed as committee members. DIG Trafik will act as the committee’s secretary.
According to officials, the committee will examine the overall performance of the e-callan system and review existing traffic fines and enforcement policies.
The panel will also draft recommendations aimed at making the system more efficient, transparent and user-friendly, while ensuring fair enforcement across the city.
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Authorities said the review would include a complete assessment of the e-callan framework since its rollout earlier this year.
The move comes amid mounting public complaints over high fines, alleged failures in automated challenges and concerns about transparency in traffic enforcement procedures across Karachi. The issue has also been repeatedly raised on the floor in the Sindh Assembly.
Earlier, Lanjar said the purpose of the e-callan system was to promote road safety and traffic discipline rather than generate revenue, adding that changes to traffic laws, including revisions of fine amounts, would be considered if recommended by the committee.
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The e-callan system was introduced in Karachi in 2025 and is being rolled out in phases to Hyderabad and other districts as part of the provincial government’s efforts to modernize traffic management through technology-driven monitoring and enforcement.
Officials said the committee’s findings would guide future policy decisions on traffic regulation, enforcement mechanisms and redressal of public grievances in Sindh.
