Punjab to Suspend Licences Over Smoke-Emitting Vehicles in Lahore

To tackle smog levels, Punjab officials have announced the suspension of driving licences for motorists using smoke-emitting vehicles in Lahore.

Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Syed Abdul Raheem Shirazi had announced the decision. The action come under the provincial government’s anti-smog ingenuity, on the commands of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb.

As part of the new execution actions, authorities will also suspend route licenses of commercial vehicles that disrupt emanation ethics. The city traffic police have also banned the entry of tractor-trolleys and dumpers transport sand, soil and other construction material without sheet covers, cautionary that violators will face legal action.

Prominence the scale of the movement, Mr Shirazi said more than 114,000 smoke-emitting vehicles had been fined during the current monetary year. Authorities also registered 1,401 cases under the anti-smog campaign, while action was taken against over 53,000 vehicles transporting uncovered construction material and 188,000 unfit vehicles.

He said traffic police were using an artificial intelligence-based system to detect vehicles causing excessive emissions and had written to several government departments, urging them to ensure their vehicle fleets complied with environmental standards.

The CTO reiterated that authorities would continue to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against vehicles contributing to air pollution, as Lahore prepares for the annual smog season.