NA body advises CDA to review traffic signal system
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—National Assembly standing committee on Communication has criticized the signal system of Islamabad and advised Capital Development Authority to review the matter on the basis of traffic count and public convenience and advised NHA to strictly monitor the weights of vehicles on as many points as possible.
The directions were issued in the meeting of the NA Standing Committee on Communication held here in the Parliament House on Thursday. Brig. (r) Zulfiqar Ahmad Dhillon chaired the meeting. The committee briefed about the performances and improvements made in the Motorways and Highways police during year 200-2006, expansion plan/training during the year 2005-2006 to different categories of the Motorway police and any other item.
Standing Committee on Communication has also directed the Federal and Provincial government to coordinate in order to have a uniform criteria for driving licenses and fitness certificates. The committee appreciated the well-organized and disciplined performance of Motorways and Highways Police and advised to send Police Officer to France and Germany for practices in order to improve their efficiency.
The committee also advised NHA to strictly monitor the weights of vehicles on as many points as possible.
The committee advised that the service of help line provided on Motorways and Highways should be made charge free.
Similarly, the Committee appreciated the efforts made by motorways and highway police in recovery of missing/ lost children and observed that a national data base may be created for the purpose. The meeting was attended by Tahir Shah, Akhtar Khan Kanju, Dr. Rozina Tufail, DR,. Ghulam Hyder Samejo, Mrs. Afsar Begum, Maulana Gohar Shah, Shahid Hussain Bhutto and Shamim Siddiqui Minister for Communications.