ISLAMABAD, 17 MAY (DNA) —    The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) have imposed a ban on the entry of vehicles carrying sacrificial animals on motorways ahead of Eid ul Adha to ensure public safety and maintain smooth traffic flow.

According to an NHMP spokesperson, overloaded, unfit and improperly loaded vehicles often become the cause of traffic accidents and congestion on motorways; therefore, such vehicles will be diverted to alternative routes.

The spokesperson said that in the past, several serious accidents involving animal-laden vehicles had resulted in significant loss of life and property, prompting the authorities to adopt preventive measures this year.

The Motorway Police has also requested the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police departments to establish checkpoints near motorway entry points and cattle markets to prevent unsafe vehicles from entering the motorway network.

The spokesperson added that the decision has been taken in the interest of public safety and to facilitate commuters during the Eid travel season.— DNA