Plans have been revealed by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to levy a Rs15,000 fine on motorists who drive against the flow of traffic on major city roads.

City Wardens will be responsible for enforcing the measure, which is intended to reduce traffic infractions and improve public safety.

The Karachi Task Force and Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab have issued directives that have led to this initiative. A formal resolution to approve and implement the fine will be presented at the next KMC council meeting.

Wahab stated that taking strict action against these types of violations is crucial to preventing accidents and ensuring a more seamless flow of traffic. The KMC has requested that all motorists and motorcyclists abide by traffic laws and work with law enforcement to help ensure road safety throughout the city.

Karachi saw a startling and sad increase in road accidents in February 2025, with 73 fatalities, including eight women and five children. Furthermore, over 700 people, including over 90 women, had serious injuries.

Since then, this troubling pattern has persisted; as of April 10, cumulative data indicate that 138 individuals have died, including 16 women and 14 children, and over 1,500 have been injured, including over 160 women.

According to authorities at the Edhi Information Bureau, these figures only represent significant injuries that have been documented at a few top tertiary-care facilities.

In reality, over 500 individuals, the majority of whom are motorcyclists, are transported daily to public and private medical facilities across the city with broken bones and other injuries sustained in traffic accidents on Karachi’s increasingly hazardous roadways.

The city recorded an average of 2.5 fatalities and 25 injuries per day in February alone, underscoring the escalating crisis brought on by careless drivers, unchecked movement of large dump trucks, and lax traffic enforcement.