RAWALPINDI: City Traffic Police Rawalpindi has issued a special traffic plan for Rawalpindi city for Chand Raat and Eid-ul-Fitr with deployment of 646 traffic police personnel.

A spokesman for the city traffic police said that a total of 646 officers and wardens including 10 DSPs, 138 inspectors, 498 traffic wardens and traffic assistants will perform special duties on Chaand Raat.

On Chaand Raat, special duties of traffic police have been assigned at bazaars, markets, shopping malls and other important highways, while on Eidul Fitr, traffic police would streamline traffic around mosques, imambargahs, parks, busy points, important highways and other places where Eid prayers will be offered.

While more than 52 officers and traffic police staff have also been put on duty at various public parks in the city.

The spokesman said that for security reasons, a close watch will be kept on tinted windows, unregistered vehicles.

He said that a special traffic plan has been prepared to provide all possible traffic facilities to the citizens on Eidul Fitr.

Published in Dawn, March 29th, 2025

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