LAHORE: Over 3,800 official vehicles of the government departments being used by senior bureaucrats and police officers were found violating traffic laws in Lahore, with the majority of them committing multiple violations, showing a rising trend of law-breaking by the top government officers compared to the other citizens.

Shockingly, the official vehicles in the use of top-ranked officers were spotted violating the traffic laws. They included inspector general of police, Lahore Commissioner and DC, DGs of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Pakistan Post, Agriculture, Excise and Taxation, Punjab Food Authority and Health Services, Lesco CEO and additional chief secretaries.

It was revealed in a report formed by the City Traffic Police (CTP) Lahore, carrying the record of total 3,896 official vehicles that were spotted ignoring traffic rules.

As per the report, the Punjab Police was at the top among other federal and provincial departments whose 496 official vehicles........

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