{
  "id": 2935378,
  "title": "Lahore traffic police going beyond the road for recovery of e-challan dues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/lahore-traffic-police-going-beyond-the-road-for-recovery-of-e-challan-2935378",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:59:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024799/lahore-traffic-police-going-beyond-the-road-for-recovery-of-e-challan-dues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LAHORE: The Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) of Lahore has recommended linking the payment of digital traffic challans to the issuance of computerized national identity cards (CNICs), passports, vehicle transactions, and police services, a move that has been described as highly controversial. The proposal has raised concerns about the infringement of citizens' constitutional rights and is seen as a potential violation of judgments by the Supreme Court. In an official communication, CTO Syed Abdul Raheem Shirazi suggested that police, CNIC, passport services, and certain police services should be made conditional on the clearance of outstanding digital challan dues. This proposal has been criticized by legal experts, who argue that it is illegal and unconstitutional. A law firm plans to challenge the move in the Lahore High Court.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Syed Abdul Raheem Shirazi has sent recommendations to the higher authorities to link the recovery of pending digital traffic challans to the core services of computerised national identity cards (CNICs), passports, sale/purchase of vehicles and police services, a move being considered ‘most controversial in the history of the traffic police’. The proposal is…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Lahore traffic police going beyond the road for recovery of e-challan dues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/lahore-traffic-police-going-beyond-the-road-for-recovery-of-e-challan",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:59:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}