Balochistan police launch road safety drive

QUETTA    -   The Balochistan Police on Friday launched an awareness campaign about road safety and traffic rules with a regular theme for the first time in the province. In this regard, Inspec­tor General of Police Balochistan Ab­dul Khaliq Shaikh launched the cam­paign in a special function organized at Police Grammar School here. Abdul Khaliq Sheikh said that haste, negli­gence and carelessness were the main causes of road accidents, due to which thousands of people lose their lives ev­ery year. The IGP said that the scope of the special road safety campaign would be extended to other educational insti­tutions in the province. “Not only road safety and traffic awareness has been taken into consideration for this special theme, but a wall has also been dedicat­ed for self-analysis through questions and answers where every student can analyze how much they have learned so far,” he added. Additional IG Police Admin Jawad Ahmad Dogar, DIG Police Quetta Azfar Mehsar, DIG Police Head­quarters Quetta, AIG Finance Sohail Ahmed Shaikh, AIG Training Sher Ali, AIG Welfare Dost Mohammad Bugti, SSP Traffic Police Bahram Khan Man­dukhel, a large number of teachers, students also participated in the event arranged by the traffic police.

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