{"id":105292,"date":"2026-04-16T14:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=105292"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:06:31","slug":"reduced-traffic-fines-across-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/reduced-traffic-fines-across-punjab.html","title":{"rendered":"CM okays summary to reduce traffic fines across Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has approved a summary proposing a reduction in traffic fines across multiple vehicle categories, with final approval to be sought from the Punjab Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepared by the Punjab Traffic Police, the proposal aims to ease the financial burden on citizens while maintaining enforcement of traffic laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the proposed revisions, fines for motorcycle violations will be reduced from PKR 2,000 to PKR 1,000, with a maximum of PKR 2,000 for serious offences. For rickshaws, penalties are set to drop from PKR 3,000 to PKR 1,000, while major violations may carry fines of up to PKR 2,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fines for cars and jeeps are proposed to be lowered from PKR 5,000 to PKR 3,000, although penalties for serious violations will remain unchanged at PKR 5,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-launches-heritage-restoration-ai-traffic-systems-in-lahore.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab launches heritage restoration, AI traffic systems in Lahore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For vehicles with engine capacities above 2,000cc, fines are expected to be reduced from PKR 20,000 to PKR 10,000, with a minimum penalty of PKR 2,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the transport sector, fines for light transport vehicles, including vans and coasters, are proposed to be cut from PKR 20,000 to PKR 7,000. For heavy transport vehicles such as trucks and buses, penalties are expected to be reduced from PKR 20,000 to PKR 10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials said overspeeding fines for motorcycles, rickshaws and cars will remain unchanged. The summary also includes reductions in fines for several other violations across both light and heavy vehicle categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities said the revisions are intended to align penalties with current economic conditions while ensuring road safety, adding that the proposal will take effect once approved by the Punjab Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has approved a summary proposing a reduction in traffic fines across multiple vehicle categories, with final approval to be sought from the Punjab Assembly. Prepared by the Punjab Traffic Police, the proposal aims to ease the financial burden on citizens while maintaining enforcement of traffic laws. Under the proposed revisions, fines for motorcycle violations will be reduced from PKR 2,000 to PKR 1,000, with a maximum of PKR 2,000 for serious offences. For rickshaws, penalties are set to drop from PKR 3,000 to PKR 1,000, while major violations may carry fines of up to PKR 2,000. Fines for cars and jeeps are proposed to be lowered from PKR 5,000 to PKR 3,000, although penalties for serious violations will remain unchanged at PKR 5,000. Read: Punjab launches heritage restoration, AI traffic systems in Lahore For vehicles with engine capacities above 2,000cc, fines are expected to be reduced from PKR 20,000 to PKR 10,000, with a minimum penalty of PKR 2,000. In the transport sector, fines for light transport vehicles, including vans and coasters, are proposed to be cut from PKR 20,000 to PKR 7,000. For heavy transport vehicles such as trucks and buses, penalties are expected to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":100219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016,15017],"tags":[69557,72385,72380,69556,58313,72383,64720,2477,3237,58883,71985,60291,72382,72381,61669,72384],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"category-notices-announcements","9":"tag-cars","10":"tag-fine-reduction","11":"tag-heavy-vehicles","12":"tag-motorcycles","13":"tag-pakistan-news","14":"tag-pkr-fines","15":"tag-public-relief","16":"tag-punjab-assembly","17":"tag-punjab-government","18":"tag-punjab-traffic-police","19":"tag-rickshaws","20":"tag-road-safety","21":"tag-traffic-fines","22":"tag-traffic-penalties","23":"tag-transport-sector","24":"tag-vehicle-fines","25":"cat-15016-id","26":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reduced traffic fines across Punjab - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Officials said overspeeding fines for motorcycles, rickshaws and cars will remain unchanged. 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