Our Correspondent Faisalabad
Beat Commander Motorway Police Mr. Iftikhar Ali Wince has said that the National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) has started issuing international driving permits which are acceptable in 57 different countries
Addressing a ceremony in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) on Friday, he said that society has to play its proactive role to make road travel safe and secure.
In this connection NHMP has been regularly organizing road safety seminars to sensitize the different segments of society.
Iftikhar Ali Wince said that NHMP has convinced the education department to include road safety as an integral part of our curriculum.
‘It will help youth to understand and practice road safety rules in their practical life by emulating the road safety culture of the west.
About his visit to FCCI, he said that he intends to organize an awareness session at a larger scale for which FCCI has to play its important and productive role.
He said that the officials of NHMP will give a comprehensive briefing through multimedia while printed material about road safety would also be distributed among its participants.
Responding to a question about a toll plaza established right in the middle of the road near Pindi-Bhattian, Beat Commander Motorway Police said that three/three lanes have been added to facilitate the travelers.